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• Nigeria Secures 100 Digital Channels as Satellite Strategy Accelerates Nationwide Free-to-Air Broadcasting Transition

  Published: Apr 30, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The National Broadcasting Commission has officially onboarded over 100 channels for Nigeria's FreeTV platform, utilizing a satellite-first approach to bypass previous infrastructur...

• National Broadcasting Commission Director General Urges Content Owners To Lead Nigeria’s Digital Switchover Launch

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Charles Ebuebu, Director General of the NBC, has called on Nigerian content creators to populate the nation’s emerging digital channels ahead of the April 2026 launch. The transiti...