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- 31 Dec 2012
FG Inaugurates Digiteam, Sticks to January 1, 2015 SwitchOver
The federal government has inaugurated the Digiteam, a digital committee which will drive the process of transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television transmission in Nigeria. At the…
- 19 Mar 2021
FG Shops for 40m Decoders for DSO
Federal government is shopping for over 40 million set-top-boxes (decoders) required for actual transmission of Digital Switch Over (DSO), according to Edward Amana, chairman Digiteam. Digiteam is…
- 15 Jan 2013
Nigeria Makes Haste with Digital Broadcast Migration
Yomi Bolarinwa, director general of the National Broadcast Commission (NBC) said that Nigeria is making conscious efforts to migrate from analogue to digital broadcasting in synchronization of the…
- 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…
- 31 Dec 2014
NBC Begins Digital Broadcasting Switch-Over in Lagos, Others Tomorrow
Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ruled out extension of digital switch over, as the first phase of the new era is expected to begin in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Kano from…
- 4 Jun 2025
DSO: STBMAN Accuses NBC of Contempt, Seeks Presidential Intervention
Association of Set-Top Box Manufacturers of Nigeria (STBMAN) has accused the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of sidelining indigenous manufacturers and flouting a subsisting court order in its…
- 23 Feb 2021
FG Inaugurates Ministerial Task Force on Digital Switchover
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday inaugurated a 13-member ministerial task force to drive the Digital Switch Over process in the broadcasting sector. Mohammed…
- 9 Jul 2017
NBC, ITS Renew Hope of Digitization of Broadcast Industry
The long awaited digital switch-over (DSO) in Nigeria has become a reality as stakeholders are putting finishing touches for its take-off in Kwara. In March, the National Broadcasting Commission…
- 23 Dec 2017
FG Launches DSO in Kaduna
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has said that the Digital Switch Over (DSO) process is now on cruise control, following the rollout of digital television in two states…
- 28 Aug 2020
FG Says No More Subsidies on DSO
Federal Government has said there will be no more subsidies, either of set top boxes or signal carriage as it plans to resume the rollout of Digital Switch Over (DSO), a transition from analogue to…
- 10 Mar 2021
Free to Air TV Decoders will be Affordable- NBC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has assured that the decoders for the Digital Switch over (DSO) Free Tv, otherwise known as Set Top Boxes (STB) will be affordable. Prof. Armstrong Idachaba,…
- 3 Oct 2021
Kano to Switchover to Digital Broadcasting this Month
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), plans to migrate Kano terrestrial broadcasting to the digital transmission before the end of October, according to Shehu Ilelah, its director-general. Ilelah,…
- 16 Mar 2022
Lai Mohammed’s Loyalist Appointed NBC Board Chairman
Alhaji Lateef Bolarinwa, Chairman of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) faction loyal to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has emerged Chairman of the Board of…
- 13 Aug 2012
Hearty Salutes to NBC @ 20
In an era filled with mistrust for government institutions, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) goes against this grain to stand out as a public agency admired for what it does and how well it…
- 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…
- 10 Dec 2012
NBC Says Plans for Digitization Programme on Course
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has restated plans to actualise the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting in Nigeria as scheduled. NBC said that Digital implementation Committee…
- 21 May 2013
ITU’s Spectrum Management Thrills Mba, NBC Boss
Mr. Emeka Mba, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has spared kind words for International Telecommunication Union’s efforts to connect people of the world they live and whatever…
- 18 Jun 2015
Digital Switchover: Why Nigeria Still Operates Analogue – NBC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has apologised to Nigerians for its inability to switchover from analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) on the June 17 international deadline. This is…
- 15 Mar 2016
Minister Inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee on Digital Switch Over
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Digital Switch Over (DSO) with a commitment to meeting the deadline by June 2017. ''We…
- 8 Mar 2017
NBC Sets to Roll out Digitisation in 6 states
Malam Is’haq Modibbo-Kawu, drector-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), says all is set to roll out Digital Switch-Over (DSO) in the six geopolitical zones simultaneously. Modibbo-Kawu…
- 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…