FG Bans DSTV From Airing English Premiership

this is madness.
if competing companies fails to meet up with subscribers needs, why would u blame a foreigner who know his job.
the mentality in some of our leaders is just too disappointing.

u can't just come out and take a decision that'll affect over a hundred million people without consulting them.
people should excersice their right for choice.

anyways, lets see how far this will go.

I'm sure Frank himself has DSTV all over his house.

This is serious madness, why not one month before now?
I weep for these country

said it perfectly. this is more than the english premiership. it is about our economy. No sane country will ciontinue to permit the monopolization of a sector. the consumers will be exploited in this situation [it cost 9000 naira everymonth in a country were peope, get paid that amount every month. My cable internet and phone bill is 3000 naira more in the states]. i guesswhat i am tryingto say is, this will affect a few people in the short run but will benenfit all in the long run.

No pains, no gains Nigerians.  The Government action is laudable and I wish they will deal with every sector of the economy that way.  I think those who may have objected to the Governement's decision here never read through the article but only reacted based on the headline.  Carry go Obasanjo.

What is wrong with the FG THen who will Broadcast the Premiership in Nigeria?Please Frank Nweke Should go back and think again.

Those guys should prepare for a Folly War! How dare they. where went their brains. While they embezzle money and rob their bellies @ the Nicon, we watch the premiership for 8k a month. Who's biz.

Tell them o, tell them.

I knew people would come up with a pseudo-nationalistic justification for this nonsense

This is not governance, this is military- style madness. You just don't put a blanket ban on a company that has invested millions in your economy. If they invest in your economy you cannot grudge them for their profits, they are not a charity organization

There are better ways of dealing with this issue. This is a legitimate company licensed to deal in Nigeria, if u feel they have an unfair advantage adjust your policies to level the field. Charge them a higher tarrif for their operations and exempt indegenous companies, peg their subscription fee and force them to sublet their broadcasts to companies within Nigeria. All these done slowly and unobtrusively.

Besides, if one reads the wordings of the statement u see stuff like "colonial"  and "challenging the sovereingty of Nigeria". This is the kind of Mugabe-esque drivel that incompetent leadership uses to stir up the emotions of the naive. This is strictly business , no need to bring up your inferiority complex towards South African business. Why don't you ban MTN in the same breath?

There is no smoke without a fire, someone with vested interest is probably pressuring some one in power to deal with DSTV so he can have a monopoly of his own

At last the FG has done it, breaking the monopoly of DSTV over Nigeria's DTH industry. Even in their home country - south africa, they don't have monopoly rights over nothing, then they go and pay small money and collect monopoly for the rest of africa. Nigeria is bigger than that, Trendtv is billed for relaunch in September, am sure they were waiting patiently for this type of thing. DSTV should now compete within the rules and see how many subscribers they can retain.

why didnt any other nigerian company buy the right to broadcast?

Super Sports bought the right, i believe for Africa, for a huge amount of money, i guess for some years (a lucrative contract) and they have exclusive rights. Nigerian Stations can subscribe to CFI or some other stations but for the premiership, I guess its them.

Meanwhile I do not think any Nigerian Station can pay for it. Maybe the Fed. Govt should sponsor NTA and I hope they'll put off all those PDP news and dry programs for Premiership games on Weekends - Can they? Jobless people.

lol why should the FG sponsor NTA to show EPL? when the FG can't sponsor the Nigerian priemer league

the independent stations should come together and buy the right, then split the matches among themselves. 

na wa for this country oooooooooo, na everything  dey want dey ban?  very soon dey go ban Garri. how dey want make we dey keep  body and soul together. that the best part of DSTV, no be our  money we dey pay, wetin dey NTA  self ?  if you know that guy one on one ,  i beg tell am to use him church mind  ooo.
omo, i got to see my arsenal play oooooooooooo or na die be that.

Please lets us not be myopic too self- centred  about this issue. I think this is one of the best things this governement has achieved since its inception.
I have always hated the idea of one (foreign) company having such a monopoly over our DTH industry and charging absurd rates like N9000 a month while Nigerian companies that can render similar services at lower rates are dying off.

The football loving guys and babes may be crying blue murder but lets not allow our love for football blind us to the rape of our economy. We want Nigeria to develop and some very painful steps have to be taken to achieve that. Breaking DSTV monopoly over EPL is one such painful step.

In the short term you might not be able to watch EPL but in the long term, most likely before the Season ends, you will be able to watch EPL and so many other channels from different subscribers at ridiculously low rates.

Mark my words, if the Federal Governement enforcres this ban Nigerian companies will rise up to the challenge, get the rights and broadcast cable TV at very low rates. I see subscription rates crashing down to N3000/month or less in a very short time and there will be variety, which is the beauty of a free market economy. If you are not happy with DSTV you can easily switch to FSTV or Trend TV, unlike this present situation where one is stuck with DSTV.

And for those who say they have no problem paying N9000/month to watch EPL remember the vast majority of other Nigerians who also love EPL but can't watch it, or have to go for a "forced" hair cut at a barber's simply because N9000 is  no joke to them. We should aim for a country where the basic things for a good life is affordable to all and not a few rich people.

For once I declare, BABA CARRY GO !!!

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i am 100% behind the FG's action. these SAfricans will soon "own" everything in Nigeria if care is not taken.  And yes, why should DSTV have continent-wide rights to some of these channels? let other (foreign & indiginous) cable coys mushroom. and why watch the permiership? there are some peeps here who would rather support Arsenal, ManU, Madrid, Barca etc than the Super Eagles gone are the days when people were Rangers, Shooting or Nationale fans. maybe we'd start to follow our local league which will improve the standard, revenue and several other ripple-effects.

are my yarns just nationalistic rants/foolish sentiments? maybe. But what i do know is that we Nigerians are arguably the one of the least patriotic/nationalistic people on earth. at least this is a start. BRAVO FG!

this is pure madness so dey[fed govt]don't want us 2 watch n enjoy our wkends any more sombody should please
advice em