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Nigeria

Nigeria Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 80,000 2014 31st out of 147
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 203 1995 32nd out of 64
Broadcast media nearly 70 federal government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations; transmissions of international broadcasters are available 2007
Cinema > Number of cinemas 4,871 2006 2nd out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 997 2011 2nd out of 82
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 25.41 1998 54th out of 87
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 150.61 per 1,000 people 2005 109th out of 140
Households with television 25.6% 2002 107th out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $6.43 billion 2009 47th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 298.74 million min. 2001 61st out of 129
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.00358 2005 113th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14,279 2012 141st out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.0846 2012 176th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 1,048 2008 151st out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.00693 2008 184th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 5.91 2014 193th out of 233
Internet > ISP 11 2000 61st out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 130 Mbps 2005 54th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 0.92 Mbps per 1 million peop 2005 84th out of 87
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 0.931 Mbps 2005 84th out of 87
Internet > Internet Service Providers 11 2003 83th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 32.9% 2013 127th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 55.93 million 2013 8th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 32.88 2012 120th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 320.5 2013 124th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 32.88% 2012 121st out of 200
Internet > Users 10 million 2007 26th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 74.06 per 1,000 people 2007 113th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 67.94 2007 113th out of 149
Internet users 43.99 million 2009 9th out of 206
Internet users > Per 100 people 15.86 2008 103th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 18.59 million 2005 22nd out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 131.49 per 1,000 people 2005 116th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 133.16 2005 114th out of 167
News Agencies > List of news agencies

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) - government-owned

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 38 2004 33th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.76 million 1998 14th out of 71
Newspapers > List of newspapers

The Guardian - influential, Lagos-based privately-owned national daily

The Champion - Lagos-based daily

The Punch - privately-owned daily


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2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 23.32 per 1,000 people 1998 59th out of 89
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 23.62 1998 58th out of 88
Number of PCs per million 6.38 2004 140th out of 162
Personal computers 867,000 2004 54th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 6.28 per 1,000 people 2004 135th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 6.38 2004 134th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages

Voice of Nigeria - FRCN's external service, via shortwave

Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations


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2013
Radio broadcast stations AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 2001
Radio receivers 23.5 million 1997 18th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.204 per capita 1997 122nd out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 206.18 1997 121st out of 179
Radios 23.5 million 2003 18th out of 221
Radios per 1000 177.29 2003 142nd out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 418,166 2012 100th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 0.248 2012 194th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 114 million 2014 9th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 112.78 million 2012 10th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.78 million 2012 10th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 67.68 2012 153th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 667.98 2012 154th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 418,166 2012 101st out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 2.48 2012 195th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.49$ 2004 56th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 8.76 2005 126th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 719,400 2011 89th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 11.7 per 1,000 people 2007 109th out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 9.13 2009 171st out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 95.17 million 2011 12th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 299.15 per 1,000 people 2007 120th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 470.45 2009 138th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) - state-run, operates scores of national and regional stations; national services broadcast in English

AIT - private, owned by DAAR Communications, broadcasting in Lagos, Abuja and internationally via satellite

Minaj TV - private, eastern Nigeria and via cable/satellite


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2013
Television broadcast stations 3 2002 7th out of 24
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.023 per 1 million people 2002 21st out of 22
Television receivers 6.9 million 1997 24th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 59.9 per 1,000 people 1997 117th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 60.54 1997 115th out of 176
Televisions 6.9 million 2003 26th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 52.06 2003 134th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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