Mobile Internet Use on the Rise in Nigeria

Mobile Internet use is growing in Nigeria while the number of people going online via personal computers is slowing. This is according to analyst firm Nielsen Online.

In its latest survey, Nielsen Online found that some 7.3 million people accessed the net via their mobile phones, during the second and third quarters of 2008.

Kent Ferguson, a senior analyst with Nielsen Online, says: "This highlights the advantage of mobile when it comes to immediacy: people often need fast, instant access to weather or sports news and mobile can obviously satisfy this."

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