The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has faulted recent report alleging that mobile telephony subscriptions in Nigeria grew by 3,000,000 new subscribers in the first quarter of 2021, despite the suspension on the registration of new subscribers which took effect from December 9, 2020 and was lifted in May, 2021.
The agency’s Director,Public Affairs,Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said Ericsson Mobility Report cited in the online publication is essentially a forecast of trends based on Ericsson’s analysis and does not refer to the NCC or any official channel as source for its data and/or projections.
According to him, it was inaccurate that Nigeria recorded 3million new lines in the 1st Quarter of 2021 as stated in the media report.
He said:”We wish to use this opportunity to clarify that the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Bureau of Statistics are the only authoritative sources of authentic data on the Nigerian telecommunications sector. Indeed, the commission is well aware of the critical need to make accurate and up-to-date data available to all stakeholders.Indeed, as a matter of corporate policy and consistent with international best practice, relevant data and statistics on this industry are transparently reported and regularly updated on the Commission’s website (< https://www.ncc.gov.ng/
He urged stakeholders to disregard any information on subscriber data different from those presented in the Commission’s website.
