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- 26 Jan 2022
Afreximbank Pledges Financial Support Nigeria’s DSO Project
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has said that it will put up a financial mechanism to ensure the completion of Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) project before the end of the year.…
- 10 May 2019
Lai Mohammed Okayed Payment of N2.5Bn to Pinnacle for DSO Project- Witness
Mrs Alheri Saidu, a witness of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), called in the trial of Ishaq Modibbo, director general, National Broadcasting Commission…
- 4 Apr 2018
Funding, Politics, Others Hobble DSO Projects
Inadequate funding, set-top boxes, political and economic considerations have been identified as some of the threats to speedy roll out of Digital Switch Over (DSO) projects across the country.…
- 3 Jul 2019
Nigeria Loses as ICPC, NBC Bicker over N2.5Bn DSO Project
Nigeria is about to miss another chance to cheetah-pole-vault into the Age of Information; a new era where knowledge drives the economy. This new era is hinged on digital dividends through shift…
- 27 Jun 2019
N2.5Bn DSO Project: Lai Mohammed Fails to Appear in Court
Lai Mohammed, former minister of Information, on Wednesday, failed to appear before Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo Giwa of the Federal High Court Abuja, to explain his role in the approval of N2.5bn to…
- 28 Jun 2019
Lai Mohammed Has Case to Answer over N2.5Bn DSO Project- ICPC
Lai Mohammed, former minister of information and culture, is to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital…
- 5 Jul 2019
Lai Mohammed, Ex-Minister to Testify in N2.5Bn DSO Project Trial
Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted an application to list Alhaji Lai Mohammed, former minister of Information and Culture, , as prosecution witness in a trial of alleged misapplication…
- 28 May 2019
Pinnacle DSO Facility, World Best, ICPC Witness Tells Court
Engr. Friday Ukwela, a prosecution witness called by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday told a Federal High sitting in Abuja that the Digital…
- 28 Jun 2017
FG Renews Commitment to Digital Switch Over
Federal government has expressed its readiness to roll out the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in all the six geo political zones in the country in the next few weeks, as a practical demonstration of its…
- 1 Sept 2021
NBC Boss Denies Diversion of Fund for DSO Contract
Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has said the N10bn appropriated for the Digital Switch Over (DSO) project was not in any personal account, but was…
- 15 Jul 2026
NBC Scraps Annual Digital Access Fee on DSO
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that Nigerians will no longer pay annual Digital Access Fees under the renewed Digital Switch Over (DSO) project. Charles Ebuebu, director-general,…
- 8 Mar 2021
Nigeria Targets 2022 to Complete Digital Switch Over
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revealed that Nigeria will complete its Digital Switch Over (DSO) project by the middle of 2022. Nigeria according to the Commission will then fully…
- 22 Aug 2024
FG Approves N10Bn to Boost Digital Switch-over
President Bola Tinubu has approved a grant of N10 billion for the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to embark on a transformative journey to achieve the Digital Switch-Over (DSO) dividends for…
- 2 Mar 2021
Minister Charges Task Force on Content, Publicity For DSO
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has charged the Ministerial Task Force on the Digital Switch Over (DSO) to ensure that the project offers very rich content for Nigerian…
- 1 Apr 2022
FG Tasks NBC Governing Board Members on Digital Transition
Alh. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has charged the newly reconstituted Governing Board of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC to ensure a successful transition of the…
- 5 Feb 2019
DSO Under South African Attack
By George Dishpat Considering the many tales of the unexpected emerging from the ongoing face off between the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the ICPC, it is tempting to believe that there…
- 14 Feb 2023
FG Pays Outstanding Debts on Digital Switch Over project – Minister
Federal Government has paid all debts owed to service providers under the Digital Switch Over (DSO) project, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, said on Tuesday in Abuja. He…
- 26 May 2026
Transition to Digital TV to Unlock N605Bn New Revenue Streams – NBC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that its planned Digital Switch-Over (DSO) project will create access to Nigeria’s N605.2 billion advertising market for broadcasters and content…
- 24 Oct 2016
Innoson Secures $300m Credit for Set-Top Boxes from Chinese Investors
Innoson Group has secured financial foreign investment credit facility of $300million USD for local production and supply of a minimum five to eight Million (5-8million) Set-Top Boxes to support the…
- 10 Feb 2020
NBC Boss Tells Court Has No Case Against Us in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, director-general of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Pinnacle Communications Ltd, and two others, on Monday told Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo- Giwa of the Federal High Court…
- 4 Dec 2018
ICPC/DSO: Interrogating the Investigator
BY HAMID HENDRIX Actions are governed by intentions. This a very profound principle of divine justice in Islam which reflects the exalted insight into the essence of determining the true…
- 28 Apr 2021
FG Targets Nearly 1m Jobs through DSO
Some 800,000 jobs will be created through the Digital Switch Over (DSO) being put in place, according to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture. Mohammed,, disclosed this during an…
- 28 Feb 2021
Nigeria’s DSO: Fresh Missteps Loom
By Dominic Omuedi Heartwarming, it was for me, to read reports of the press conference addressed on Tuesday by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on the country’s Digital…
- 5 May 2021
DSO: FG to Switch Off Analogue Broadcasting in Lagos
Federal Government has disclosed plans to switch off analogue broadcasting in the state in the next six months, having officially switched over Lagos to digital broadcasting last week, Mr. Lai…
- 7 Mar 2021
How We used N9.4Bn Approved for DSO- NBC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it used the N9.4 billion approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to settle outstanding contractual agreements in the Digital Switch Over…
- 20 Nov 2018
N2.5Bn DSO Allegation: Our Story By Pinnacle Communications
Pinnacle Communications Limited, the private licensed signal distributor for the Federal Government’s approved implementation of the Transition from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)…
- 16 Jun 2026
Stakeholders Endorse Hybrid Model for Nigeria’s Digital Switch
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s broadcasting industry have endorsed a hybrid digital broadcasting model that combines Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite services, and…
- 25 Aug 2020
FG Pushes for Private-Sector-Driven DSO
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has said with the planned settlement of outstanding debts, the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in broadcasting will transit to a…
- 13 Feb 2025
Court Discharges, Acquits, Kawu, Ex-NBC DG of N2.5Bn Fraud
Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court Abuja has discharged and acquitted Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, former director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and Pinnacle…
- 4 Jun 2025
NBC, Nigcomsat Launch Satellite Plan to Transform Broadcasting
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) have jointly introduced “The Big Picture’, a flagship initiative under Nigeria’s renewed Digital…