{
  "id": 6825613,
  "title": "Nigeria adds 45m telecom subscriptions in 10 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/nigeria-adds-45m-telecom-subscriptions-in-10-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T00:14:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-adds-45m-telecom-subscriptions-in-10-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria's telecommunications market has experienced significant growth over the past decade, with active subscriptions increasing from 150.3 million in July 2016 to 195.1 million in July 2026. This 29.8% growth, representing 45 million additional subscriptions, highlights the expansion of the market despite periods of contraction, including a notable decline in 2024 following the enforcement of the National Identification Number-SIM linkage requirements. The recovery in the following years, with a 15.2% increase to 195.11 million subscriptions by July 2026, indicates a positive long-term trajectory for Nigeria's telecommunications sector.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria adds 45m telecom subscriptions in 10 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/nigeria-adds-45m-telecom-subscriptions-in-10-years-6826619",
        "published": "2026-09-12T00:20:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}