Nigeria’s Entertainment Industry to Get Boost from Digitisation – Lai Mohammed

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Nigeria’s Entertainment Industry to Get Boost from Digitisation – Lai Mohammed

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  The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has reiterated that the digitisation process of broadcast signals in Nigeria has what it takes to add over 250 million dollars annually to the entertainment industry in Nigeria.He made this known while speaking during a press briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He posits that the Federal Government will work hand-in-hand with the stakeholders in the media industry to ensure that all complex issues are resolved. The Minister recalls that the Federal Government is working hard to ensure that Nigeria meets the June 2017 digitisation deadline to switch over. Lai Mohammed further stated that the success of the pilot project in Jos over the weekend will be followed by the next city, which is the nation’s capital Abuja, and then Lagos. The Minister also maintains that the ministry would continue its engagement with all stakeholders in the sector to ensure the success of the process by removing knotty issues like the litigation arising from the licensing of the signals distributors.

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