{
  "id": 3625814,
  "title": "Internet Subscribers Hit 157.4M as Broadband Penetration Increases to 56.11%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/internet-subscribers-hit-157-4m-as-broadband-penetration-increases-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T00:16:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/27/internet-subscribers-hit-157-4m-as-broadband-penetration-increases-to-56-11/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On May 2026, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) reported that there were 157,405,351 active internet subscribers in Nigeria. This represented an increase in broadband penetration to 56.11 percent, with 121,643,718 subscriptions. Mobile GSM technology, provided by mobile operators such as MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and T2, accounted for the majority of internet connections, with 157,021,888 subscribers. VoIP technology had 225,538 subscribers, while Fixed Wired technology, offered by traditional Internet Service Providers like Spectranet, Swift Networks, and Cobranet, had 157,925 subscribers.",
  "summary": "Emma Okonji The number of active subscribers connected to the internet through various technology channels deployed by the Nigerian service providers, reached 157,405,351, as of May 2026, statistics released by",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}