The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has announced that the number of internet users on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks has increased from 76,322, 802 in 2014 to 81,892,840 in January 2015.
According to the data, that is an increase of 5,570,038 internet users on the networks in January.
MTN remains market leader with 39 million customers browsing the internet on its network. You should read the entire report on Premium Times website.
This is awesome!
First of all, if it was not obvious before, now it is: The Internet is where you should be building your next business. No matter the business you are looking to start, you must look for how you can hang it on the big wheels of the internet. You cannot afford to ignore this trend!
Now, the gold…
In case you have not noticed… there is not enough Nigerian internet destinations that are worth it. People come online to look for information and so, I think this is a great time to build content websites and information services.
Nairaland remains one of Nigeria’s top web destinations because it has become the go to place for anything Nigerian. As more people come online, they will need information and whoever delivers the information they need, wins! Simple.
Ecommerce is another hot niche right now. People will always need to buy and sell, if you can muster up some bravery and start selling over the internet, there is no limits to how far you can go. On the internet, whether you have millions of dollars to start or not, everybody seems to have equal chances.
The time to start building a business face online was in 2011 when Facebook started going mainstream in Nigeria, the next best time is right now; today when we have just 81 million people online, before the end of this year, we will have crossed the 100 million users mark.
I am feeling really blessed to have started a string of websites last year: CloudPitcher, OneCrier, and of course The Morebise Post, all 3 are getting stronger day-by-day and even though my entertainment blog: OneCrier needs more loving, I still feel that if I keep working hard at it, I will hit gold on multiple fronts. I have searched really hard online for Nigerian business blogs, and what I have found is not so encouraging.
I remain convinced that nobody owns Nigeria’s internet space yet (except maybe Nairaland?), nothing is cast in gold and so, a small operation you start today can become a giant if you focus and manage it very well. 81 million users are waiting to patronise you.
P.S
I am interested in finding out what these 81 million users are currently doing online, if you have any data or ideas to share, just hit the reply button. Thanks!
