When was nigerian television authority established

As of today NTA delivers quality programmes to viewers on domestic issues ,foreign issues, economic issues, matters of national security, political issues which is its strongest point as it is a tool with which the Nigerian government reaches out to its people. It also offers technological enlightenments,religious shows, entertainment and lifestyle. NTA is available on a number of satellite networks for international views and for easy access to Nigerians in Diaspora.

NTA has its official website as www. The station ensures it caters from all age group as children can enjoy educative programs and the aged can also enjoy health shows, comedy shows, soap-operas , cultural shows and others.

Notify me of follow-up comments by email. By the Decree, all existing 12 regional television Stations established in the country between October and came under the Umbrella of the NTA which became the only body empowered to take TV Broadcasting in Nigeria. Funding of the Stations became a responsibility of the Federal Government and networking of News commenced via Domestic Satellite from April NTA has maintained a systematic growth through the years from 12 Stations at inception in NTA as of today, boasts of about stations, with presence in every State Capital and all Senatorial districts.

It was established by the Nigerian Television Act Cap 24 of It is the National Television Broadcasting Network for Nigeria, expressly mandated to provide as a public service in the interest of Nigeria, independent and impartial television broadcasting for general reception within Nigeria.

But following amendments and modifications of the enabling Act by Government, the public service non profit activity of the NTA has sustained corresponding modifications. Secondly, the mandate to operate as a non-profit public service entity was partially revoked.

It is now a Public Service partly funded by Government, partially commercialized but operates strictly within the enabling public service guidelines, the Broadcasting code and civil service structure. Thirdly, the broadcasting mandate of the NTA has been expanded from only broadcasting to Nigeria to broadcasting to Nigeria and the world at large. Even though it promoted the station as a means to educate the people about development and the world, it initially served as a means for an opposition leader to address the people of Western Nigeria.

The regional governments of Eastern and Northern Nigeria and the federal government in Lagos followed and started their own TV stations in the early s. All 4 of these stations basically existed to serve partisan political objectives for the various governments.