Airtel recovered from the drop recorded in June when it took over its second place from Glo.
It gained 8.302 million data subscribers when it grew from 28.934 million in December 2019 to 37.236 million by the end of May 2020.
Over 29 million Glo users in Nigeria will no longer be able to contact Airtel Nigeria lines following a ban from the Nigerian Communications Commission.
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) released a flurry of July data for the telecommunications industry,