Please Whoever is in charge of approval for the LOAN - please DONT approve it !
We don’t need $500M to rebrand a National TV station that is a mere political propaganda outlet. NTA don’t like modernization and won’t appreciate any form of digitization . Rather NCC should grant more license to private business . NTA under government is a joke . They can privatize some of NTA as well .

LIE Muhammad and his bubu master are looking for ways to cripple the Nation with Debts!

so the are just realizing now?!!mtcheww👎👎

Eborty:
Guy, na evrytin dey use autocorrect, you supos no say na pc i dey use. Na wa 4 u ooo. Abi u nver hear the english world called ''typographical error'' use ur head wel. after na some people go say lazy youth and some go dey jez

So you no suppose know how to spell those words if auto-correct no dey

Be careful oo

[quote author=Officialgarri post=86532289]
It's quite a shame on you to be among the people who affirms a belief that social media might have come too early to Nigeria.
Everyone child wants to comment even on matters they are totally ignorant about. What do you know about TV stations both analogue and digital? Did you and the 'first to comment crew' even try to read the report to the end? No. You just read "$500m" and then your adrenaline pushes you type whatever...

No doubt, the proposed social media regulation would have helped a lot.

... the loan was aimed at establishing the media and culture industry centre at the cost of $245m, digitise all NTA stations at $11m and construct integrated television services to infuse on network, .......

Bro. I wonder what's so hard for people to understand, even after the break down of what is to be done with the money some light headed beings still fail to use their common sense. We are talking about establishing an industry here.

Gordson:

So you no suppose know how to spell those words if auto-correct no dey

Be careful oo

Wetin i go explain again..? Guy abeg check or google this compound word for yourself ''TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR'' abi the english too hard again.

Eborty:
i dont understand your plight here, shey bi d place na waste, na him mak dem nid d money, abi as that place dat place na waste ur television for no dey show NTA....?

No. It's you who don't understand. I'm sure there are almost a 100 NTA stations scattered in different towns. Just imagine how much it will cost to connect them on broadband and even if that will be cost effective given the economy of those towns.

Another thing is the model. How are you going to spend $11m on dormant stations and bring them up to the level of CNN and they'll also be self sustaining?
The truth is some ambiguous words were used in that Op. Media and culture industry centre is what exactly?
Integration of digitalisation is what?
You can't just throw $11m at NTA and it'll transform to CNN. That's a fat lie. CNN, while a billion dollars company, is not just about money. It's about values and vision and content which NTA just does not have. Can't buy those. You can only waste money attempting to.

One day we go hear say person reach embassy to travel out and they reject am because Nigerian govt use am as collateral take borrow loan.

Sell off the damn thing, fools.

Agboriotejoye:

No. It's you who don't understand. I'm sure there are almost a 100 NTA stations scattered in different towns. Just imagine how much it will cost to connect them on broadband and even if that will be cost effective given the economy of those towns.

Another thing is the model. How are you going to spend $11m on dormant stations and bring them up to the level of CNN and they'll also be self sustaining?
The truth is some ambiguous words were used in that Op. Media and culture industry centre is what exactly?
Integration of digitalisation is what?
You can't just throw $11m at NTA and it'll transform to CNN. That's a fat lie. CNN, while a billion dollars company, is not just about money. It's about values and vision and content which NTA just does not have. Can't buy those. You can only waste money attempting to.

Bros i like your explaination. This is how we are to be handling our opinions or concerns.

Which light we go take watch am?? Candle

Y b say Nigeria dey boroboro money evryday, hw many pple dey wash nta, if Dem no gt money to bring it back to standard make dem switch it off. DStv, gotv, startimes Dem dey we go wash date one. If money no dey to buy cable ait, ontv, Dem dey dere

Lie lie man. See his mouth like tortoise. The same stupid NTA i hated while growing up. My dad would always come to change the tv channel from the movie we were watching to NTA news. The funny thing is after a while, he'd sleep off but as soon as you touch the remote , he'll just wake up

Can someone please tell me where NIGERIA is going
I don't understand anymore
Is NTA our problem ?
How many times do we even watch NTA
Nigeria oooh the person wey do wicked sha!!

Agboriotejoye:

Look zombie, you need to try better. If you believe $11m is going to change NTA to CNN. Do you know how many of those NTA branches we have scattered throughout Nigeria that are practically useless?
NTA is an inefficient behemoth present in almost every town in Nigeria where they work sometimes between 4pm to 10pm. You really think $11m is going to turn those wastes into something productive? NTA's model is not geared towards productivity or efficiency. It is simply a govt propaganda machinery of waste just like Radio Nigeria.

We are expressing our views on the matter and you are refering to me as zombie.

Borrow FX and steal it

Useless people, their senators are dying abroad because no good hospitals, no good healthcare, but they want to borrow to compete with CNN lol


SO glad I am NOT a Nigerian NIGGER

What happened to the loots they've been discovering recently?.

Next level indeed

Officialgarri:

It's quite a shame on you to be among the people who affirms a belief that social media might have come too early to Nigeria.
Everyone child wants to comment even on matters they are totally ignorant about. What do you know about TV stations both analogue and digital? I mean can you even afford a TV set?

Did you and the 'first to comment crew' even try to read the report to the end? No. You just read "$500m" and then your adrenaline pushes you type whatever...

No doubt, the proposed social media regulation would have helped a lot.

Go to Quora or other educative websites and you'd see it will cost about $850m to setup a TV station. But you didn't even read the part where Lai said....

... the loan was aimed at establishing the media and culture industry centre at the cost of $245m, digitise all NTA stations at $11m and construct integrated television services to infuse on network, .......

Instead you were bent on making bold every letter you need to expose your ignorance.

*******
A while ago, many people would scream about reformig NTA. The display is whack, their staff is this and that...... Here is a way out and then it's another complaint again

After reading my mentions, I still could see the reason why a white man's Twitter thrives better than Nairaland even within Nigeria. The old people outgrew here

Well, we currently have 12 centers in the country.

And one other person was asking me the use ; well, I'd ask you to make research yourself. But nevertheless, it's meant to promote, preserve your culture and also a means of job creation

Did channels, ait or arise borrowed 11million dolls to digitize their network?

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baby124:
Sell the useless station or enter a joint agreement with a company to manage it. Why borrow such huge sum for propaganda? This people should fear God with all these useless loans. Who will repay them?

Those granting them these useless loans better beware because Nigeria does not have the capacity or the ability to repay it. They are only lending money to thieves and a time will come where they will have to prove whether the people who collected the loan had the authority to collect such huge sums or the ability to pay.

Well said. Nigeria should be blacklisted by all lenders henceforth!!

Ask yourself ooo

Half a billion dollars to refurbish a TV station...TV station...

How much is a brand new TV station

Buhari...Your reward is in hell ooo

MasterRahl:


Source: https://m.guardian.ng/news/approval-of-500m-loan-will-rejig-nta-to-compete-with-cnn/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

There is nothing wrong in attracting investment of 500 million US but with the right business model for West Africa ,it can compete globally buy not with the likes of CNN that is an institution on its own.A global phenomenon.I totally understand where the Honourable Minister is coming from.

The same digitalisation they have been doing all these years? The equipment bought before which was scandalously financed beyond imagination nko? SABC did a similar project without spending so much as Nigeria did. Yet another digitalisation wan follow? Thieves no dey repent.

festacman:
With network of stations across Nigeria, Nigeria Television Authority should be a self-financing CASHCOW rather than a subvention-dependent sick cow. World class equipment and digitization would do little if the current NTA is not restructured. My suggestions:

- The first step in upgrading our good old NTA is to do a SWOT analysis of the Network and then articulate a self-sustaining business plan and matching business model, which stakeholders including NASS members should view and assess. Anything less than this means the loan money will be frittered away if approved. So, no PLAN or clear roadmap, no approval.

- Second step is to retain mainstream NTA News channel as public service station linking government to the people but with mandate to staff to be more dynamic rather than conservative.

- Third step is to create a number of Strategic Business Units (SBUs) out the existing network, which will service specific market segments as purely PROFIT CENTRES to be run by separate Managements and right staff size of dynamic professionals. Such SBUs all under NTA Board can be sports channel, entertainment and life style channel, live events channel, NTA television college, etc

If JAMB is now a revenue centre, what stops NTA from doing better?

We are talking about digitalization of NTA Stations you are busy giving out business plans biz models::::::


who told you that NTA is not generating revenue?

Do small Google search about how much NTA remitted to d TSA last year

i think that is a crime for $500 borrwing on nigeria name when will they refunds the back i the answer

Esji80:


We are talking about digitalization of NTA Stations you are busy giving out business plans biz models::::::


who told you that NTA is not generating revenue?

Do small Google search about how much NTA remitted to d TSA last year

Is NTA optimally exploiting the opportunities available in the various TV broadcasting market segments? Is NTA currently meeting the TV needs of the majority of Nigerians and competing well with its competitors in terms of contemporary content and viewership? Is NTA's current revenue higher or lower than the money FG puts into it every year?

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Lie dey find chopings

Eborty:
thanks for your questions i honour it alot. The funny truth is that none matters as far as nairaland is concern, it only mattes when we unite and walk up to the govt for accountabilities and accredibilities. So now on positivity, it is not only centered on the govt but on the young citizens mindset as well. While the negativity implies you are not in line wit d significance of the loan if proven 2 be productive, perhaps u can as well say we terminate d loan nd duel behind d shadows of d world. We as a citizens re charge 2 applaud or criticize a govt. Note wateva u re posting here is nt taken 2 any govermental arm, it is btween ourselves, so why post ill comments, when u knw our children or siblings re hear seeking knowledge. Now imagine how ill comments or bad information shape the believe or mindset of childrn.

Tnx for d compliments. I appreciate. I think misunderstand me and u didn't answer my question. I ask again, "How does a persons positivity help d govt use a $500m loan judiciously? How does a persons negativity prevent d govt from judiciously using a $500m loan?"

Let me help u a bit. How does ur positivity help ur service provider (let's say mtn), provide d services for which it was established? How does ur negativity as a customer of mtn prevent mtn from providing network so u can make calls? Can u give example of when this happened?