Nigeria’s Internet Traffic Surpasses 900 GB/s Milestone

According to the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), an organisation that fosters innovation and connectivity among peers, Nigeria’s Internet traffic surpassed 900 GB/s in December 2024.

As a result, the nation’s Internet space has been experiencing exceptionally high data transfer rates and massive bandwidth utilisation.

Nigerians used 973,455.35 terabytes of data as of December of last year, according to figures from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which coincided with this milestone.

Speaking at the annual IXPN members engagement forum over the weekend in Lagos, IXPN CEO Muhammad Rudman emphasised the significance of domesticating Nigerian-generated Internet traffic to increase local traffic and retain Nigerian Internet traffic within the nation.

He also stated that IXPN was committed to strengthening the Internet exchange ecosystem and advancing Nigeria’s digital landscape through effective interconnectivity.

According to Rudman, IXPN was established to domesticate local traffic, keep Nigerian Internet traffic within the nation, and lower the cost of accessing local Internet material.

This will improve local connections and the end users’ overall Internet experience.

In addition to acting as a productive, centralised service launch point, it also supports and encourages the production of local content.

Rudman discussed how domesticating local traffic would affect the economy.

“In terms of economic impact, apart from the Internet banking and other things that we take advantage of, we don’t really benefit much because the traffic is more of download than upload.

So, with what we are doing, the objective is to ensure that 80 per cent of our traffic at least is domesticated.”

The Guardian