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The number of mobile subscriptions in Nigeria grew by 23.48 million from January to November, 2022, the latest industry statistics from the Nigerian Communication Commission has shown. This pushes the total number of mobile subscriptions in the country to 218.61 million, a new record high. MTN remains the largest contributor to mobile subscriptions with 86.44 million subscriptions, followed by Globacom with 59.95 million subscriptions. Airtel has 59.38 million mobile subscriptions, while 9mobile has 12.84 million. According to telecommunication companies, the reason for sustained growth in mobile subscriptions can be linked to a restriction on outgoing calls on SIMs that have not been linked with their National Identification Numbers. In its third-quarter release, MTN’s Chief Executive Officer, Karl Toriola, had said, “As a result, the average daily gross connection was 48.1 per cent above the pre-directive level, partly driven by the cohort of subscribers who were initially restricted and opted to register new SIMs.” In April, the Federal Government asked telcos to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy and restrict outgoing calls on all unlinked SIMs.
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