Tag: NTA
Nigerians call for NTA shutdown over El-Rufai’s body bag comment
Nigerians have called for the shutdown of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) over a controversial statement made by the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai,...
Ali Baba partners NTA/HotSports for AFCON 2019
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and HotSports Media Group have announced a partnership with comedian, Ali Baba, and others to entertain viewers during the Africa...
Chika Okpala bemoans lack of sponsorship for TV series
Veteran actor, Chief Chika Okpala, popularly known as Zebrudaya, has said lack of sponsorship has hindered production of most television series in the country.
The...
Court remands Edo chief priest over encroachment on NTA property
An Evboriaria Magistrate Court has remanded Mr Nosa Osadolor, the Chief Priest of Aduwawa, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo, in prison over alleged forceful...
NTA reporter shot dead in Benin
A reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Benin, Lawrence Okojie, was shot dead by gunmen on Saturday night in Benin, Edo State capital.
Okojie...
NPFL advised on league management as SuperSport ends sponsorship
Following SuperSport’s stoppage of the sponsorship of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), the League Management Company (LMC) has been advised to look inward...
Funmi Iyanda’s Change-A-Life TV show hosts special 2017 edition
Change-A-Life (CAL), an initiative of media entrepreneur, Funmi Iyanda, will hold its annual TV show on January 1 from 9am on the NTA Network.
Described...
Court strikes out Buhari’s defamation suit against AIT
The Federal High Court on Wednesday in Abuja struck out a defamation suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari against DAAR Communications, operators of the...
Buhari appoints TheNEWS MD, Bayo Onanuga, others head of information parastatals
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of TheNEWS magazine, Bayo Onanuga, as Director-General of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Onanuga...
Nigeria, Al Jazeera to collaborate in capacity building for NTA, others
Nigeria and Doha-based international broadcaster, Al Jazeera, are to collaborate in the area of capacity building for journalists in the government-owned media organisations, especially...