Nigeria, June 17 -- The Nigerian government has announced that it will launch FreeTV on Wednesday, a "digital television platform that will give households across the country access to free digital television."

In a statement shared on X, the government said: "FreeTV is part of Nigeria's Digital Switch-Over programme and is designed to ensure that no Nigerian is left behind as the country moves fully from analogue to digital broadcasting."

Currently, many Nigerians access digital TV through satellite platforms for which they pay monthly subscriptions.

In its statement, the government said FreeTV will show Nigerian content without monthly subscription fees."

Details later.

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