Airtel Nigeria’s data revenue fell to $344 million for the nine months ending December 31, 2024, marking a significant drop from the $539 million recorded in the same period the previous year.
Despite a 37.2% surge in data usage per customer—rising to 8.4GB per month from 6.2GB—the telecom company struggled to translate increased demand into higher revenue, according to its financial report analyzed on Tuesday.
With a subscriber base of 56.6 million, Airtel introduced a data tariff hike on Monday following the Nigerian Communications Commission’s approval of a 50% industry-wide tariff adjustment. This move aligns Airtel with competitors such as MTN, which also recently raised its call and data prices.
