This report aims to provide a comprehensive and transparent overview of our efforts and our participation through partnership in the development of an equitable, prosperous, and sustainable future for Nigeria.
Through our sustainability initiatives we actively contribute to the advancement of nine of the seventeen of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our sustainability initiatives in Nigeria are aligned to the four pillars of IHS Towers’ corporate sustainability strategy: Our People and Communities; Education and Economic Growth; Environment and Climate Change; and Ethics and Governance. Our sustainability strategy aims to foster socio-economic development while reducing environmental impacts.
As a member of the UN Global Compact Local Network Nigeria, we remain committed to upholding the ten principles of the UN Global Compact, relating to human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption.
*The report covers the activities of IHS Nigeria for the period January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2024. Except where the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated in this Impact Report, the terms “IHS Nigeria”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”, “our company” and “our business” refer to IHS Nigeria. Any specific scope requirements and exclusions are noted in the report.
Operating over
Employed
people across the country per year*
route kilometers of fiber optic cable rollout across Nigeria’s 36 states*
Mobile network coverage extended to
sites*
*As of December 31, 2024
Operating over 16,000 sites and employing 1,361 people across the country as of December 31, 2024, IHS Nigeria is the largest market of IHS Towers.
We are committed to driving technological innovation by offering cutting-edge services and solutions that meet our customers’ evolving needs and enhance connectivity across Nigeria. We provide shared communications infrastructure that supports mobile subscribers nationwide, and seek to ensure high network uptime that our customers can rely on.
Engineering excellence is the bedrock of our business. We have the experience and expertise required to deliver a portfolio of services comprising colocation, build-to-suit, small cell, inbuilding solutions, and network technologies like fibre optics and rural telephony. For example, we completed a 15,000 kilometer fiber optic cable rollout across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory through our affiliate company, Global Independent Connect Limited (GICL). This expansive fiber network is complemented by our transformative rural telephony program, which has extended mobile network coverage to 588 sites as of December 31, 2024, bridging the digital divide and empowering countless lives across the nation. IHS Nigeria helps to bring the power of mobile connectivity to millions of people, accelerating the digitalization of economies through the management and construction of critical national infrastructure.
Over the past two years Nigeria has faced economic uncertainty, reforms and inflation, and rapid urbanisation, all of which continue to challenge infrastructure and social services. Amidst these challenges, we have remained steadfast, driven by a commitment to progress and a vision to positively impact lives across the nation.
At IHS Nigeria through our partnerships, we have been helping to foster digital inclusion and literacy, empower businesses, accelerate health interventions, and support education and economic growth within the communities in which we operate. We have partnered with various organisations who share our purpose of driving positive societal transformation by implementing programs that align with the UN SDGs and contribute to Nigeria’s developmental goals. These partnerships have been vital in helping us to achieve our goals.
While we are proud of our achievements over the past two years, we recognise that there is still much work ahead. We have embraced this challenge with optimism and are ready to achieve new milestones in 2025, continuing to transform lives along the way.
I am proud to present our 2023 and 2024 Impact Report, a reflection of the progress we have achieved over the past two years. This report highlights our dedication to contributing to the creation of a more sustainable Nigeria, fostering opportunities for success across our valued communities.
We reflect on the accomplishments demonstrated throughout the following pages with pride, while also detailing the ongoing efforts that drive social development and promote community-wide prosperity. We reminisce on the lives touched through our medical interventions, women and children empowered, SMEs supported and efforts towards becoming better stewards of the environment. The progress we have achieved in 2023 and 2024 is a testament to the power of our company-led initiatives and the invaluable support of our trusted partners.
Our collective success would certainly not have been possible without the shared dedication and collaboration of everyone involved. Together, we have demonstrated that meaningful change is well within reach when we unite around a shared vision and work collaboratively to achieve our collective goals.
At IHS Nigeria, we are an organization committed to powering possibilities across Nigeria by providing infrastructure and support to communities.
Through our interventions across our four pillars and various other initiatives, we are on the journey to help make Nigeria a more sustainable society. Through our impact report you can find our efforts towards accelerating action, as we continue to align our initiatives with the Sustainable Development Goals.
We are committed to partnerships and strengthening stakeholder engagement across our communities and we work towards leadership in sustainable development in Nigeria. We know that we cannot do this alone. So, I implore you to join us on this journey, to ensure that Nigeria becomes more sustainable through diverse initiatives and of course ensuring that we work together to deliver impact across our communities.
At IHS Nigeria, we recognise the important role the SDGs play in shaping the country’s developmental agenda. We are committed to contributing to Nigeria’s progress toward achieving these goals.
Mobile services are a critical enabler of economic and social development in Nigeria. These services drive economic growth and social progress in Nigeria by enabling financial inclusion, improving access to education, healthcare, and essential services, fostering entrepreneurship, bridging the digital divide, and empowering underserved communities. We are helping to unlock opportunities and transform lives across the nation.
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