By Muhammad Mamman
trillion in revenue from voice and data services for the first half of 2025, marking a robust 55.7% surge from the N1.36 trillion recorded in the same period of 2024. The telecommunications giant attributed this remarkable growth to soaring demand, strategic price adjustments in the second quarter, and a rapidly expanding base of active data users.
The company’s active data subscribers climbed by 11.8% to 51 million, while its total mobile subscriber base grew by 6.7%, reaching 84.7 million. MTN also reported a 26.3% increase in average data usage per user, hitting 13.2 GB, driven by a 62.6% smartphone adoption rate and a 41.2% spike in data traffic.
“MTN Nigeria’s stellar performance underscores our commitment to meeting the evolving needs of our customers,” the company stated. “The surge in data consumption and subscriber growth reflects the strength of our network and our focus on delivering innovative digital solutions.”
