Telecommunications giant, Airtel, now boasts of no fewer than 30 million subscribers in Nigeria.


With the milestone, the world’s third largest telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia said it has achieved 20 percent market penetration in the country.


Making the announcement yesterday in Port Harcourt, Airtel Africa CEO Mr. Christian de Faria, stated that the company’s success was driven mainly by its reliable GSM network and stable internet growth from its residential and business segments.


Faria said: “According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the total number of mobile subscribers in the country has risen from 144 million in May 2015 to 146 million in June 2015.


“In addition, Nigeria’s mobile operators added 2.1 million new subscribers in June 2015 with the subscriptions to fixed networks increasing from 181,625 in May 2015 to 182,643 within the same period.”


Airtel Nigeria CEO and Managing Director, Segun Ogunsanya, said: ”This achievement signals a major milestone in Airtel’s Africa growth story.
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