Nigeria’s broadband penetration still crawls at 45.61 per cent, despite the slight improvement it recorded last year, when it moved from 43.16 per cent in November to 44.43 per cent in December, before reaching 45.61 per cent in January this year, according to the recent statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Although the growth in broadband penetration has been slow and steady since October last year, telecoms contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), dropped from 16.36 per cent in second quarter 2024 to 13.94 per cent in third quarter 2024, according to the same statistics released by the NCC.
The statistics, which THISDAY obtained from the official website of NCC, revealed that broadband penetration level had reached 44.04 per cent in July 2024, but dropped to 43.26 per cent in August 2024, with a further drop to 41.56 per cent in September 2024.
It however increased slightly to 42.24 per cent in October 2024, with a further increase to 43.16 per cent in November 2024. Broadband penetration increased again to 44.43 per cent in December 2024, before reaching 45.61 per cent in January 2025.
