Nigerian Politics - TV STATIONS AND PROGRAMMES CONTENT IN NIGERIA: THE PAST AND THE PRESENT

Only Government owned stations were in operation, such as NTA 2 Channel 5, channel 10, channel 7, (now defunct), LTV and the popular OGTV. These stations were subjected to the whims and caprices of the government and could not independently air certain programmes. Besides, the usurpation of power at various times by the Military from the civilians and within themselves before 1999, further put a clasp on what could be aired. Though 1992 heralded the dawn of the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood), TV programmes continued to tag along. However, before the millennium, spilling over into present day, various private owned TV stations emerged and have seemingly relegated the Government

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