30 results
- 13 Oct 2019
Lack for Funding Hobbles Digital Switch Over
The implementation of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasts in the country has been hobbled by the non-release of funding by the federal government to the National…
- 4 Mar 2016
FG Commits to 2017 Deadline for Digital Switch Over
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has assured of the Federal Government's commitment to meeting the June 2017 deadline for the country's Digital Switch Over (DSO) in…
- 5 Aug 2020
FG to Resume Digital Switch Over Rolls Out
The federal government says it will “very soon’ resume the roll out of Digital Switch Over (DSO) – a transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting – across the country. Alhaji, Lai…
- 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…
- 28 Nov 2017
FG Assures BON of Commitment to Digital Switch Over
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, yesterday reassured that Digital Switch Over (DSO), the process of transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting was on course.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 May 2019
NBC says FG Soon to Release N30bn for Digital Switch Over Process
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says the Federal Government is working on releasing N30 billion to boost the process of Digital Switch Over (DSO) in the country. Ishaq Kawu,…
- 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…
- 18 Apr 2016
200,000 TV Households to Get Free Set-Top Boxes for Digital Switch
About 200,000 television households in Jos will receive free Set-Top Boxes (STBs) for the Pilot Scheme of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) on April 30, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information…
- 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…
- 25 May 2026
NBC Sets 2028 Deadline for Full Digital Switch-Over
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has unveiled a new “Big Picture” strategy aimed at achieving full nationwide Digital Switch-Over (DSO) by December 31, 2028. DSOis designed to provide Nigerians…
- 12 Sept 2021
NBC, NIGCOMSAT Sign Partnership Deal on Digital Switch-over
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said it is partnering with Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) to accelerate the process of digital switch-over (DSO) in the country. Director-General…
- 26 Aug 2016
Digital Switch Over on Course – Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has restated that the process of switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting “is very much on course’’. The minister stated this at…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 1 Sept 2019
Pinnacle, GatesAir Ink Pact on Expanded Digital TV Switch Over
Pinnacle Communications, Nigeria's leading digital broadcast technology company has signed an agreement with GatesAir, top American firm, to continue the digital TV build-out across the nation.…
- 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…
- 18 Dec 2017
NBC to Switch-on Digital Terrestrial Tv in Ilorin, Kaduna
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) will on Wednesday December 20, 2017 and Friday December 22, 2017 switch Kwara and Kaduna States from Analogue transmission to Digital Terrestrial Television…
- 17 Jul 2026
NBC Tasks Broadcasting Stations over 2028 DSO Global Deadline
Mrs. Clementine Wamba, head, Digital Switch Over (DSO) at the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has stressed the need for broadcasting stations and practitioners nationwide to work towards…
- 25 Nov 2018
Video-on-Demand on Pinnacle Platform Coming Soon- NBC Boss
Pinnacle Communications Limited, the single largest investor in Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue to digital broadcasts, is set to move the industry to the next level with the launch…
- 11 Mar 2021
DSO to Cover Every State- Lai Mohammed
Federal government has assured that no state will be left out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) – the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Lai Mohammed Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of…
- 3 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.…
- 25 Feb 2018
Nigeria Becoming Africa’s Biggest Free TV Platform – Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has said that with the Digital Switch Over (DSO), Nigeria has taken a bold step in building Africa’s biggest and most lucrative free-to-air…
- 1 Jul 2019
NBC Boss, Others Kick Against Appearance of Lai Mohammed in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Defendants in the case of alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO) programme, have countered application by the prosecution to present Alhaji Lai 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…
- 25 Jan 2019
DSO Caught in Web of ICPC/NBC Face-Off
The Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasts in Nigeria is now at the centre of a major row between the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Independent Corrupt…
- 18 Apr 2021
Lagos Pledges Support for DSO in the State
Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, has said that his administration will support the Digital Switch Over (DSO) being embarked by the country, saying it would enhanced job creation and…
- 17 Jun 2017
NBC Misses DSO Deadline, Says Nigeria Needs 32m STBs
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has has failed again in its bid to get terrestrial television stations in the country switch over to digital broadcasting but said that it will cover 12 states…
- 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…