Nigeria’s Broadband Speed Jumps 155% as Fibre Connections Triple
Nigeria · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —Median download speed: Nigeria’s fixed broadband median download speed rose from 13.50 Mbps in 2023 to 34.47 Mbps in the first half of 2026, a 155% increase. —Fibre connections: Fibre-to-the-premises subscribers roughly tripled between end-2024 and June 2026, according to Ookla data reported by Nairametrics. —Broadband penetration: Nigeria’s broadband penetration…
In 2023, Nigeria's median fixed broadband download speed was 13.50 Mbps, which increased to 34.47 Mbps by the first half of 2026, marking a 155% growth. This significant improvement was accompanied by a tripling of fibre-to-the-premises subscribers between the end of 2024 and June 2026, according to Ookla data reported by Nairametrics.
Broadband penetration reached 50.58% by November 2025, up from 45.61% at the beginning of the year. Nigeria has become a crucial landing point for eight major submarine cables, providing over 95% of the country's international Internet traffic, including Google's Equiano and Meta's 2Africa, each offering substantial design capacities.
In the first quarter of 2025, Nigeria achieved 1 Tbps of Internet traffic, considered a game-changing milestone by the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria. The 2Africa cable is projected to contribute about $9 billion to Nigeria's GDP by 2025, as reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission. Despite these advancements, domestic fibre distribution remains a challenge, necessitating substantial investment in expanding the terrestrial fibre backbone.
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