Minister of Communication Technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson, has disclosed that Nigeria recorded 52 per cent growth in the usage of Internet in 2014.

The minister disclosed this at a press briefing to mark the 2015 World Telecommunications and Information Society Day and the 150th anniversary of the International Telecommunications Union in Abuja on Monday.

Represented by the Director of e-Government at the ministry, Mr. Tope Fashedemi, the minister also said telecommunications has remained a key driver of the Nigerian economy since it was liberalized in 2001.

According to her, the 52 per cent growth rate recorded in 2014 was an improvement on the 11 per cent growth rate recorded in 2013. She added that government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, are increasingly adopting the use of Information and Communications Technology to automate some of their operations and processes.

She said: “Before August 2001, Nigeria had a combined fixed and mobile telephone subscription of just over 400,000 lines since independence in 1960, but in just 14 years after the licensing of the mobile operators, Nigeria’s telephone subscription, which is dominated mainly by mobile lines, is over 148 million connected lines with a tele-density of 96.8 per cent.

“Similarly, there has been significant growth in the use of Internet within a short period. Nigeria recorded Internet growth from 11 per cent in 2013 to 52 per cent in 2014 and currently has 29 per cent share of Internet usage in Africa.”

“Telecommunications and ICTs have become pervasive and recognised the world over as drivers of innovation from the purview of social, economic, commercial and cultural development of a country.

“ICT is a modern tool for wealth creation, employment generation, improving efficiency and increasing productivity for better life and economic empowerment for a sustained socio-economic development of the people of the world.

“There is no doubt that advancement in technology, especially in telecommunication and ICTs over the past two decades, have helped in accelerating the creativity and innovations we are witnessing in the diverse sectors of our economy and in shaping the way we live.”

According to the minister, the National Frequency Management Council has approved the allocation of portions of the radio frequency to the Nigerian Communications Commissions, NCC, so they can auction to operators in order to further deepen the use and penetration of broadband to communities in the country.

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Yea, that got me thinking. I watched the news when they said there were about 83Million internet users in Nigeria. I asked my self, how come Oyibos have been saying over 70% Nigerians live bellow I dollar a day, and many Nigerians believe that rubbish. Hmm Ok oo.

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Yea, that got me thinking. I watched the news when they said there were about 83Million internet users in Nigeria. I asked my self, how come Oyibos have been saying over 70% Nigerians live bellow I dollar a day, and many Nigerians believe that rubbish. Hmm Ok oo.

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