Seven months after the December 2025 deadline for achieving 70 per cent broadband penetration as outlined in the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (2020-2025), the country is still far from achieving the set target.
The five-year broadband policy had an ambiguous target to achieve 70 per cent broadband coverage for 90 per cent of the Nigerian population, with minimum download speeds of 25 megabyte per second (Mbps) in urban areas and 10 Mbps in rural areas.
But as at April this year, Nigeria’s broadband penetration stood at 55.67 per cent, with approximately 120.7 million active broadband subscriptions, which is still a far cry from achieving the 70 per cent broadband target.
Despite the country’s inability to meet the set broadband target in December 2025, the Nigerian telecoms sector however recoded steady growth in broadband penetration and subscription in 12 consecutive months, according to the latest statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
From July 2025 to July 2026, the sector recorded continuous increase in broadband penetration level and active number of broadband subscriptions.
