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O'tega Ogra @otegaogra I remember when @NELFUND was launched. Some of the same naysayers now rallying against the newly launched FreeTV platform spoke badly about it. They mocked it, dismissed it and tried to frighten Nigerians. Then, students started seeing their school fees paid directly through NELFUND. They started receiving upkeep allowances. Families started feeling real relief. The same thing happened with the Tax Reform Laws. A current VP candidate, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, even went to a public place to lie that government would automatically start taking money (25%) out of people’s bank accounts by January/February 2026 in the name of tax. Today, the truth is clear for all to see. Most Nigerians and small businesses are paying less, not more. This is the pattern with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT He does not just announce programmes. He thinks it through, implements, and builds ecosystems. @FreeTVNg is not just about television. It is about opening up a whole new value chain in broadcasting, content, technology, jobs and local enterprise. If you are a young producer, filmmaker, content creator, scriptwriter, camera operator, editor, animator, sound engineer, installer, technician, app developer, call centre agent, decoder assembler, advertiser, regional storyteller, or small business owner, this is what FreeTV portends for you. 1. Over 100 channels from day one. 2. National, regional and state channels all free-to-air. 3. Content in Nigerian languages. 4. Free Mobile access through the FreeTV app. 5. Regional studios in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano and Benin for you to utilise. 6. Jobs in production, installation, technical support, local content creation and customer service. - For families, it means access to television without monthly subscription. You have been complaining about PayTV (e.g. DSTv) charges for too long. - For rural communities, it means satellite coverage that reaches every part of Nigeria. - For creatives, it means more platforms for Nigerian stories. - For small businesses, it means new advertising windows. - For young Nigerians, it means skills, jobs and opportunities across the broadcast value chain. This is what President Tinubu is building. They are not isolated interventions, but full ecosystems that create access, expand opportunity and unlock value for ordinary Nigerians. Remember this: The naysayers will shout first. The people will feel the impact later. That has always been the difference. Well done, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission and NIGCOMSAT for the partnership that brought this to life. ~ I am O’tega OGRA, ‘The Tiger’
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