Nigeria has built one of Africa’s largest fibre-optic networks, stretching more than 101,000 kilometres across its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It has welcomed eight international submarine cables carrying more than 400 terabits of internet capacity to its shores. Telecom operators invested more than N2.5 trillion in network expansion last year alone.
Yet about 130 million Nigerians still do not have access to mobile internet, according to a new report by the GSMA, exposing a striking disconnect between massive infrastructure investment and meaningful digital inclusion.
The figures point to a deeper structural problem. While Nigeria has spent years expanding broadband backbone infrastructure, much of that capacity remains concentrated in a handful of commercial centres, leaving millions of people in smaller cities and rural communities disconnected from the digital economy.
State-by-state infrastructure data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows Nigeria has deployed 101,148.36 kilometres of fibre
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