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Nigeria Data Consumption Hits Record
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- Wed, Oct 14LatestUnverified — not yet reviewed
Nigerians Consume 1.76 Million Terabytes of Data in Eight Months, Revealing Capacity Crisis
Nigeria consumed 90 percent of its entire 2025 internet data volume within the first eight months of 2026, with August alone recording a record 1.76 million terabytes. The figures are being cited as evidence of an acute network capacity crisis placing urgent pressure on telecoms operators.
- Tue, Oct 13Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria Records 1.76 Million Terabytes of Data Consumption in August 2026
Nigerians consumed a record 1.76 million terabytes of data in August 2026, the highest monthly figure ever recorded in the country. The milestone is being cited as hard evidence of Nigeria's digital economy scale and continued growth trajectory.