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The first terrestrial television broadcast signals in Nigeria occurred on Saturday October 31, 1959 and belonged to the Western Nigeria Television Service (WNTS). Nigeria was one of the first countries to introduce television broadcasting in Africa. Nigeria also has the largest terrestrial television network in Africa which is the
Nigerian Television Authority The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station. Originally known as Nigerian Television (NTV), it was inaugurated in 1977 with a monopoly on national television broadcasting, after ...
(with over 96 stations scattered around the country). As of 2010, 40% of Nigerian population had television in their homes. This is a list of television stations based in Nigeria.


List of TV stations


A–E

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Africa Independent Television Africa Independent Television, also known by its acronym AIT, is a privately owned television broadcaster in Nigeria. It operates Free To Air in Nigeria as the largest privately operated terrestrial television network with stations in twenty-fo ...
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Africa Magic Africa Magic is a collection of Pay TV entertainment channels that focus on African programming, most popularly Nigerian series and movies. ''Africa Magic'', which started off as single channel of the same name, is a brand owned by M-Net and n ...
* AKBC * Arewa 24 *
Arise News Arise News is a London-based world news channel. It has studios in New York City, London, Johannesburg, Abuja and Lagos. The channel features African, US and European content. It is operated by Arise Broadcasting Ltd., which is owned by Nigerian ...
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Channels TV Channels Television is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria. The parent company, Channels Incorporated, was founded in 1992, a year before the Nigerian government deregulated the broadcast medi ...
* DBN TV *
Emmanuel TV Emmanuel TV is a Christian television network with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. It was founded by T.B. Joshua, former senior pastor of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), in Lagos, Nigeria. It is also the most subscribed Christian ...
* 1TV Network * heriatge global academy tv


F–J

* Galaxy TV


K–O

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KAFTAN TV King Adebayo Film and Theatre Arts Network Television (KAFTAN TV) is a Nigerian independent 24-hour television channel. Established in December 2016, it is operated by KAFTAN TV Ventures, a trading and joint venture company headquartered in Ondo ...
* Koga TV * Lagos Television * Minaj Systems Tv Obosi * Minaj Broadcast Network Obosi * Minaj Broadcasting International (MBI) * Murhi International Television (MITV) * News Central Media *
Nigerian Television Authority The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station. Originally known as Nigerian Television (NTV), it was inaugurated in 1977 with a monopoly on national television broadcasting, after ...
* Odenigbo FM Obosi Anambra state * Ogun State Television *
Ondo State Radiovision Corporation Ondo may refer to: Japan * Ondo, Hiroshima * Ondo (music), a style of folk music * Ondo class oiler, ''Ondo'' class oiler, ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy Nigeria * Ondo City * Ondo State * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo * Ondo Kingdom (c. 151 ...


P–T

* Plus TV Africa * Silverbird Television * Trust TV * TVC Entertainment *
TVC News TVC News is a Nigerian news 24 hour television news channel based in Lagos. The channel airs on British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSKYb) in the UK, Naspers Ltd. (NPN)'s DStv and Startimes in Nigeria, and Multi TV in Ghana. Former CEO Nigel P ...
* Superscreen


U–Z

* WAP TV * Wazobia TV


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Media of Nigeria Mass media in Nigeria has an interesting and long history. Media culture Historically, Nigeria has boasted the most free and outspoken press of any African country, but also one which has consistently been the target of harassment by the past ...
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List of newspapers in Nigeria Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of "publish and be damned" that dates back to the colonial era when founding fathers of the Nigerian press such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo and Lateef ...
* Nigerian newspapers * List of radio stations in Nigeria * Cinema of Nigeria *
Telecommunications in Nigeria Nigeria is Africa's largest ICT market, accounting for 82% of the continent's telecoms subscribers and 29% of internet usage. Globally, Nigeria ranks 11th in the absolute number of internet users and 7th in the absolute number of mobile phones. Ec ...
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List of television stations in Africa This is a list of television stations in Africa. Many African countries have various television stations both public and private in nature. The management of these stations vary across countries. In some parts of Africa, radio is a more common form ...


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External links


Nigeria Broadcasting Commission Website
{{Nigeria topics Television stations in Nigeria