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NCC data showed Nigeria’s active mobile subscriptions climbed to 189.68 million in May 2026, up from 188.01 million in AprilMTN Nigeria held 96.98 million subscribers while Airtel followed with 65.45 million, with both operators controlling nearly 86% of the marketBroadband reached 56.11% as Nigerians consumed a record 1.50 million terabytes of data in May 2026
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Nigeria’s active mobile subscriber base has crossed 189 million, according to fresh data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), intensifying the battle among the country’s four main telecom operators for customers and market share.
NCC figures for May 2026 put total active lines at 189.68 million, a rise from 188.01 million in April and 185.72 million in March.
MTN and Airtel control nearly 86% of Nigeria’s mobile market, NCC data show Photo: NurphotoSource:
