Nigeria's active mobile subscriptions reach 220.7 million — NCC
The 220.7 million subscriptions represent and addition of about 200,000 subscriptions to 220.5 million recorded in the preceding month of July.
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The 220.7 million subscriptions represent and addition of about 200,000 subscriptions to 220.5 million recorded in the preceding month of July.
The Nigerian Communications Commission said the number of active mobile subscriptions in the country has reached 220,715,961 million as at August 2023. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at the 18th Abuja International Trade Fair organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Thursday in Abuja.
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