Countdown to digital switch over: Not yet Uhuru for Africa’s sleeping giant
Countdown to the national and global migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, Nigeria is still at its teething stage with many mechanisms that will ensure a seamless switch over yet to be put in place, writes CHUKWUDI OBI. With roughly two months to national deadline and eight months to global switch off, it is evident that work is being done especially on the part of government and regulatory agencies, but how much effort, commitment and political will that these officials have put in to ensure that Nigeria’s switch over becomes a reality leaves much to be desired. Jos is the only state that has switched over to digital broadcasting and with the national deadline approaching, indications are rife that though Nigeria is on the right course, the snail speed at which results are achieved leaves a sour taste in the much. “We have switched off all analogue stations in Plateau State and have commenced digital with TV stations like NTA, AIT and others whom NBC ha...