Nigeria has officially introduced FreeTV, a national digital television platform that offers households throughout the country free access to over 100 television channels without any monthly subscription fees.

Launched by the federal government on June 17, 2026, this significant national rollout is a key component of Nigeria’s ongoing Digital Switch-Over (DSO) initiative, which aims to completely transition the country from traditional analogue broadcasting before the final analogue switch-off set for December 31, 2028.

As per updates shared on State House Digital, citizens are not required to purchase new television sets to utilize the service:

It is fully compatible when connected to standard DVB-T2 (terrestrial) or DVB-S2 (satellite) decoders.

Households that are already using compatible free-to-air sat ...