President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a N10bn grant to the National Broadcasting Commission.
The commission disclosed the development on Thursday.
According to the NBC, the N10bn grant would aid its nationwide expansion of digital television coverage.
The NBC Director-General, Charles Ebuebu, at a joint press conference in Abuja which also had the attendance of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida.
Ebuebu said the Digital Terrestrial Television services have already been launched in eight states.
According to him, the new phase would extend coverage to other states of the federation using satellite technology.
The NBC DG said, “What we presently have is the DTT, the Terrestrial Broadcast where you have broadcast stations around the country. We have launched in eight states already, and they are up and running, even with some challenges. But now, we are going to have satellite coverage that covers the entire nation all at once.
“So no matter where you are in Nigeria, you will be able to receive the channels and the content that will be put on that platform. So the sum given to us by the President for the first phase is N10bn and that is what we are running with to kick-start this process.”