(Telecompaper) MTN Group increased its subscriber numbers by 3.2 percent over the first quarter to 195.4 million. Growth was led by Nigeria, where it added a net 3.9 million new customers in the three months, helping offset a net loss of 470,000 customers in its home market South Africa. Customer numbers were also up in Ghana (290,000), Cameroon (192,000), Ivory Coast (354,000), Uganda (248,000) and Syria (364,000). MTN maintained its guidance for net additions over the full year of 21 million.