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Nigerians Consume 1.1 Million Terabytes of Data Monthly Amid 5G Boom
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Nigerians consumed a record 1.1 million terabytes (TB) of data in July 2025, the highest monthly usage ever recorded, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed.
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The surge is driven by the shift to higher-generation networks, with 4G adoption rising to 50.85% and 5G connections reaching 3.17%, while 3G usage continues to fall. This milestone comes just two months after Nigeria first
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