Nigeria overtakes SA as Africa's largest telecom market
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa's largest telecom market with the highest subscriber base, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, deputy chairman, National Communication Commission, has said.
Ndukwe stated this on Tuesday at the Investment in Africa Telecom Conference in Johannesburg. He said South Africa had maintained that lead up till January 2008.
Ndukwe's paper entitled: “Facilitating African Renaissance through Communications Infrastructure Development” was presented by Abdullahi Maikano, Head Business Development at the NCC.