This post contains a list of the television (TV) stations in Nigeria both private owned and the ones owned by the Government. Which are free to air type (anyone can access it for free) with the right TV set or receiver.
Hardly, any average Nigerian home you would not see a television set. It is more like a standard and the history of the television and their stations in Nigeria dates back to October of 31, 1959. When the first program was aired by the Western Nigeria Television Service (WNTS).
This service was delivered by what is known by the present Nigeria as the south western geo-political zone of the country. This made Nigeria became the first country in the entire Africa to air a TV program.
When television is discussed in Nigeria. The first thing that would be considered is indigenous TV station in Nigeria, called NTA (Nigerian Television Authority) which is owned and managed by the Federal Government of the country. It runs across each State of the 36 States, which make up the Nigerian Federation.
The NTA is the largest television network also in Africa, since it runs through the 36 States of the Nigeria, airing programs 24/7 and with over 96 stations spread across Nigeria.
Without further ado here is the complete listing of the Television(TV Stations) in Nigeria.
List of TV Stations in Nigeria:
- NTA
- Channels TV
- AIT
- Silverbird TV
- Arewa 24
- Rahma TV
- Logicman TV
- Galaxy TV
- LTV
- TVC
- TVC News
- Kaftan TV
- Clevenard TV
- Liberty TV
- Zamani TV Studios
- Aminci TV
- New Africa TV
- Gotel TV
- CRBC
- Wazobia TV
- Wazobia Max
- Farin Wata TV
- People’s TV
- Super Screen TV
- MBI
- DBN TV
- MITV
- Delta Broadcasting Service
- OGTV
- AKBC
- ABS
- ITV
- Cool TV
- Nigbati TV
Comprehensive Table of Nigerian Television (TV) Stations List:
TV Name | Location | Ownership | Owner | Year Created | TV Slogan |
| Logicman TV | Nigeria | Private | Uzoma Sunday Logicman | 2017 | Home of Entertainment |
| Galaxy TV | Oyo State, Lagos State | Private | 1994 | Reaching out for the Stars | |
| Channels TV | FCT, Lagos State, Edo State Kano State | Private | John Momoh | 1995 | Your Home For The News |
| AIT | FCT, Lagos State, Ondo State, Borno State Edo State, Kebbi State, Gombe State, Kano State, Kwara State, Jigawa State, Katsina State and others | Private | Raymond Dokpesi | December 1996 | Sharing the African Experience |
| Silverbird TV | FCT, Lagos State, Rivers State | Private | Ben Murray-Bruce | 2003 | It’s all about Entertainment |
| NTA | All 36 states of Nigeria and Abuja. | Federal | Nigerian Government | 1977 | Africa’s Largest Network |
| LTV | Lagos State | State | Lagos State Government | 1980 | |
| TVC | Lagos State | Private | Dele Alake | 2002 | Your link to Entertainment |
| TVC News | Lagos State | Private | Dele Alake | 2012 | Through African Eyes |
| Super Screen TV | Lagos State | Private | Otunba Otu Kayode | SuperScreen for culture, for family | |
| MBI | Lagos State | Private | Ubaka Onwuanibe | Simply the Best | |
| DBN TV | Lagos State | Private | Osa Sonny Adun | 1995 | Global brand with African Origin |
| MITV | Lagos State | Private | Alhaji Murhi Gbade Busari | 1996 | The Soul of Entertainment |
| Delta Broadcasting Service | Delta State | State | Delta State Government | 1994 | The Voice of Delta |
| OGTV | Ogun State | State | Ogun State Government | 2003 | |
| AKBC | Akwa-Ibom State | State | Akwa Ibom State Government | 1996 | |
| ABS | Anambra State | State | Anambra State Government | 1994 | |
| ITV | Edo State | Private | Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion | 1997 | Certainly the Best |
| COOL-TV | Lagos State | Private | Amin Moussalli | 2012 | Tv For Everyone |
| Nigbati TV | Africa | Private | Hassan Taiwo Said | 2016 | Asa Wa Ede Wa |
| CRBC | Cross River Broadcasting Corporation | State | Cross River State Government | The House on the Hill. | |
| Wazobia TV | Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja | Private | AIM Group | Na We TV | |
| Wazobia Max | Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja | Private | AIM Group | Maximum Entertainment | |
| KAFTAN TV | Ondo, Lagos, and Abuja | Private | King Adebayo Film and Theatre Arts Network (KAFTAN) LTD | 2016 | Imagine a beautiful world. |
| CLEVENARD TV | Lagos | Private |