"I Will Turn NTA To CNN With $500M" - Minister Of Information, Lai Mohammed Reveals

Date: 10-02-2020 3:14 pm (4 years ago) | Author: Adegbenga Ayinla
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Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has pledged to turn around the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to enable it compete with the likes of Cable News Network (CNN) if the $500m loan the ministry requested is approved. He stated this when he appeared before Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans to defend the $500m loan the ministry applied for from President Muhammadu Buhari’s $29.96b loan for funding critical infrastructure in the country.⁣

The minister explained that if the fund was approved, NTA could be upgraded to enable it to send out signals that would be at par with CNN,
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“because we have the manpower and the technology.”
He explained that the creative industry was not just about Television alone, film, music, fashion and photography, adding that there was no better platform to showcase Nigeria’s talents than having a digital system.⁣

He said the creative industry employs no fewer than one million young persons’ directly and indirectly, noting,
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“If this project is approved, there will be more visibility for our people in the music, fashion and film industries.⁣⁣

Posted: at 10-02-2020 03:14 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- smart61 at 10-02-2020 04:25 PM (4 years ago)
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How % is your own kickback?
Posted: at 10-02-2020 04:25 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Slimchery at 10-02-2020 04:36 PM (4 years ago)
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Why is this old man so foolish, my question is if this useless old man got family or children at all?
Posted: at 10-02-2020 04:36 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Osahenogae1 at 10-02-2020 04:45 PM (4 years ago)
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THIS MAN IS NOT NORMAL AT ALL!!!
Posted: at 10-02-2020 04:45 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- rainbowlove at 10-02-2020 05:42 PM (4 years ago)
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Idiotic fellow Cool
Posted: at 10-02-2020 05:42 PM (4 years ago) | Upcoming
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- ikpotokin at 10-02-2020 06:10 PM (4 years ago)
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Dead will soon consume you like lie nama
Posted: at 10-02-2020 06:10 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- kacylee at 10-02-2020 08:12 PM (4 years ago)
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oga lai make we hear oooo

Posted: at 10-02-2020 08:12 PM (4 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- crusita at 10-02-2020 10:41 PM (4 years ago)
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Does he know what is saying first let him set nigeria airways before he open his foolish mouth to talk .
Posted: at 10-02-2020 10:41 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- davi at 11-02-2020 04:31 AM (4 years ago)
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THIS OLD BIG FOOL SHUTUP THAT YOUR STUPID DIRTY MOUTH UP MONKEY WHEN YOU ALL ARE SAVING ALL THE COUNTRY MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOUR FAMILY ACCOUNT THERE IS GOD O
Posted: at 11-02-2020 04:31 AM (4 years ago) | Upcoming
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- davi at 11-02-2020 04:31 AM (4 years ago)
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WHY NOT TURN YOUR HOUSE TO CNN ROOM OLD FOOL
Posted: at 11-02-2020 04:31 AM (4 years ago) | Upcoming
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- crusita at 11-02-2020 12:03 PM (4 years ago)
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Quote from: kacylee on 11-02-2020 12:03 PM
oga lai make we hear oooo
Am till waiting ,am 46 now so l he will start may be am 100 and  he is gone,brainless opa
Posted: at 11-02-2020 12:03 PM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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