Connectivity: Nigerians consumed 1.42m Terabytes of data March 2026, says NCC

*Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, reveals the over 1.42 million Terabytes of data telecoms subscribers consumed March 2026 indicated the country’s growing dependence on digital connectivity and online platforms for service delivery

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

In reaffirming the saying in modern digital economies, that “data is life” for consumers of goods and services, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed the country’s telecoms consumers used up over 1.42 million Terabytes of data as of March 2026.

The NCC said the figure compared with 995,000 Terabytes which digital consumers recorded within the corresponding period of 2025.

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ConsumerConnect reports Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Commission, revealed this development Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the 2026 Workshop for Judges on Legal Issues in Telecommunications, in   Lagos.

The Commission stressed the importance of the workshop as the West African country moves to strengthen judicial capacity to adjudicate telecoms-related disputes effectively.

The NCC also affirmed the Judiciary is critical to protecting the emerging Nigeria Digital Economy.

The telecoms sector regulatory Commission, therefore, emphasised the need for protection of telecoms infrastructure and entire online ecosystem from increasing cyber and security threats.

Represented at the event  by Ms. Rimini Makama, Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management (ECSM) at NCC, Dr. Maida highlighted the recent surge in digital services in the ecosystem.

He emphasised that the Nigeria Digital Economy is scaling quickly in regard to digital payments, e-commerce, startups, and tech-driven literacy programmes.

According to him, the over 1.42 million Terabytes of data the telecoms subscribers consumed March this year actually indicated the West African country’s growing dependence on digital connectivity and online platforms.

He equally stated that daily data use has surged to about 15 million hours of high-definition (HD) video streaming, compared to 10.7 million hours recorded a year earlier.

In regard to Broadband penetration, Maida said this had risen to 54.3 percent 2026 from 47.7 per cent a year earlier, expanding access to faster and more reliable Internet across Nigeria.

The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Commission disclosed that telecommunications operators as well invested over a billion Dollars in network expansion projects in the past  year in the telecoms industry.

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