NIGERIA'S INTERNET USAGE SKYROCKETS TO 57 MILLION USERS PER YEAR.

This just in, Nigeria's internet usage has skyrocketed to 57 million users a year. Nigeria also ranked in the world's top 10 list of internet users. Nigeria also leads internet usage in Africa, this is not surprising as it is arguably the most populous country in AFRICA. This is really good news. The country is expected to have a total of 18 million internet users by the end of 2018

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Per Venture Africa,

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is ranked 10th on the list of world’s top internet users, according to eMarketer; with 57.7 million users at the end of 2014, which is predicted to rise to 84.3 million by 2018. The second African country on the list is Egypt, at 17th, whose year is predicted to end with 36 million internet users. South Africa had 20.1 million internet users at the end of 2013, which is predicted to grow to 22.7 million at the end of 2014 and 30.9 million by 2018. This impressive growth has been driven by increasing mobile penetration which has afforded more people access to the internet.

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This internet penetration in what has been regarded as Africa's most populous country is all thanks to an influx of affordable mobile phones.