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The federal government has fixed the final deadline for Nigeria’s transition from analogue to digital television broadcastingThe NBC DG said the analogue spectrum to be freed up after the switch-off is valued at more than $50 billionThere is now FreeTV, a new digital platform offering over 100 free television channels without subscription fees
The federal government has announced December 2028 as the target date for completing the country’s full transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting.
This follows the launched of a new free-to-air platform called FreeTV.
Nigeria will end analogue television broadcasting in December 2028 Photo: NurphotoSource: Getty Images
Digital TV takes over
Charles Ebuebu, Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), confirmed the timeline in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, noting that the shutdown would be rolled out in stages.
He said
“We put a timeline for analogue switch-off. Before that time, a lot of things will be put in
