A cross section of Nigerians have taken to social media to lash out at the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed after the minister said the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) will compete with Cable News Network (CNN).
Odunews.com reports that the Minister stated that with the approval of the $500 million loan request, the NTA will be upgraded to compete with CNN.
Nigerians have however expressed pessimism about the Minister’s stance with some suggesting that such projection cannot be actualised.
See some reactions below:
https://twitter.com/mrmanhere_/status/1226882807118663682
https://twitter.com/ObajemuJnr/status/1226882590642180098
Lai Mohammed has smoked again. 😂
CNN should be ready for tough competition from NTA.
We move!!!— Lawman (@LawObalum) February 10, 2020
lai Mohammed will not lie again https://t.co/w29o9IgLfk
— Bigfish (@_Bigfish_t) February 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/Mr_Gweezy/status/1226882409465077760
https://twitter.com/Adace18/status/1226882302602555393
Uncle Lai Mohammed,
Why should there be NTA stations in all states in Nigeria.
As much as it is to create job opportunities, it is not sustainable.
Why not have a massive base station in Abuja, one sub station in each geopolitical zones and correspondence in each states.
— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) February 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/ChiadiNelson/status/1226881921264898049
Make Lai Mohammed just borrow dt money use am buy small chicken share give everybody for the country make dem dey train their thing small small, becus, even if you hand them the entire US budget, so long as say na still NTA-Northern Television Authority, nothing go still change
— PatoG #EndSars (@egwuatulam) February 10, 2020
