Communications of Nigeria
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 1.688 million (2006) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 32.322 million (2006) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network has been slow due to faltering efforts at privatization domestic: the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth of this service; wireless telephony has grown rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; 4 wireless (GSM) service providers operate nationally; the combined growth resulted in a sharp increase in teledensity reported to be over 18% in March 2006 international: country code - 234; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001) |
| Radios: | 23.5 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001) |
| Televisions: | 6.9 million (1997) |
| Internet country code: | .ng |
| Internet hosts: | 1,549 (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 11 (2000) |
| Internet users: | 5 million (2005) |