Etisalat looks to double subscriber base in Nigeria in 2011

Etisalat’s Nigerian subsidiary aims to spend up to US$500 million on its network next year, as it looks to double its customer base to 12 million. The company currently has around six million customers in Africa’s most populous country, and expects to reach seven million by the end of this year.

“We recently crossed the six million subscriber mark and we hope to reach seven million before the end of the year,” Steven Evans, CEO of Etisalat Nigeria, said.