Although the telecommunications sector added about N1.5trillion to Nigeria's economy in the second quarter (Q2), but growth of the service providers however contracted.
Checks by The Guardian showed that the number of active telephone lines plummeted by four million between June and July. Subscriptions to telephone services fell from 143 million in June to 139 million in July. The four million drop in active telephone subscriptions increased inactive lines to 16 million in seven months.
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