We Are Going To Forbid Any Form Of Monopoly- Lai Mohammed

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The minister for Information, Culture and Tourism Lai Mohammed on Thursday said the Buhari led administration will forbid monopoly.

Lai Mohammed said this during the launching of a new satellite TV service in Abuja.

Alhaji Mohammed said monopoly will be completely forbidden to enable Nigerians have access to all type of content.

He said they will give equal opportunity to all TV channels,”If it is your program people are watching, you will be the recipient of higher revenues because the advertisers.”

Lai Mohammed said

‘There are a number of initiatives that we are focusing on in order to achieve a credible and effective development of our TV and Production industries,and to successfully develop the digital economy’

”Our digital environment will give equal opportunity to everyone to be rewarded for investment in creativity, and that is what the regime of forensic Audience Measurement, which Digitisation offers, will afford.”

“If it is your program people are watching, you will be the recipient of higher revenues because the advertisers will run to you.”

“We are going to forbid all forms of monopoly so that all Nigerians can get access to all types of content without having to expend money on multiple devices.”

“With the Set-top box you are getting your Free-to-Air channels, you must be allowed to pay for and buy any and every channel allowed to be broadcast in the country.”

“We have watched our beloved Nollywood move from VHS tapes to VCD, to DVD and whereas the whole world has moved to digital consumption of content with its attendant benefits and democratisation of distribution, we have been constrained by limited penetration of Internet in our homes.”