MTN Leads Mobile Number Portability Despite Subscriber Drop

In July 2026, the total number of telecom subscribers in Nigeria who used Mobile Number Portability (MNP) decreased to 1,251 from 1,268 in June, according to statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This decline suggests a stable network environment due to improvements in telecom services.

MTN maintained its dominance in incoming porting for the twelfth consecutive month, attracting 613 new subscribers in July, down from 704 in June. T2 recorded the highest outgoing porting with 461 subscribers leaving, followed by Airtel with 317, and MTN with 257.

Globacom had 216 subscribers leave, indicating increased subscriber retention. Notably, VITEL did not lose any subscribers but gained 21 new ones during this period.

Incoming porting refers to subscribers transferring to a new service provider while retaining their numbers, while outgoing porting refers to subscribers leaving their current provider.