FG Launches Digital Switch-Over in Lagos
The NBC said within six months, analog broadcasting will be switched off in Lagos, and all households need to purchase the set-top box to view channels. 3 min read
The Nigerian government has launched Digital Switch-Over (DSO), a switch from analog television to digital television, in Lagos State.
The event, which held on Thursday, at Ikeja, Lagos, marked the beginning of the second phase of the rollout of DSO across the federation.
The first phase of DSO rollout held in Jos, Abuja, Ilorin, Kaduna, Enugu, and Osogbo between April 2016 and February 2018.
The DSO, which was delivered with the brand name ‘FreeTV,’ signifies the transition from analog to digital television across the country.
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has announced that it is launching a N10 billion export facility for catering to women and youth to enable them take advantage of international trade opportunities.
This was disclosed by Stella Okotete, Executive Director, Business Development of NEXIM, at the presentation of the Women And Youth Export Facility (WAYEF) by the bank on Tuesday in Abuja.
She added that the WAYEF scheme was launched by the bank to improve the roles played by women and youth in Nigeria’s international trade, and boost export trade participation for the demography, citing that the interest rate under the facility would reduce to 5% by 2022 from the present 9%.