Nigerians React To Lai Mohammed after he requested for $500 million to make NTA compete with CNN

Nigerians on social media have cried out to the Minister of information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for requesting for $500 million to help make the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, to compete with Cable News Network, CNN.

According to the Minister, “If this project is approved, there will be more visibility for our people in the music, fashion and film industries.

“In 2014, we made $23m from music alone and about $53m in 2019 and we are looking forward to making $83m in 2025. You can imagine the kind of growth we will have if only we digitise all the NTA stations in the country.”

One of those who tackled the minister is former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, who wrote:

“Nigeria has 13.5 million children out of school in Northern Nigeria. Kano alone has 2 million of that number. Borno has 500,000. Yet, Nigeria is not borrowing to build schools. Nigeria’s priority is TV station digitisation. Meanwhile, the biggest recruiter in Northern Nigeria is not any state government or Dangote Group of Companies. The biggest recruiters are bandits, herdsmen and Boko Haram. God help Nigeria, because she can’t help herself!”

See other reactions below.....

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that Lai Mohammed is at it again https://t.co/69NFEaBipz

— tyro (@DoubleEph) February 10, 2020

I totally agree with Lai Mohammed that NTA would compete with CNN .Is it not the same Lai Mohammed that said we would fight Israel ? 😂

Let’s start by changing the soundtrack of Network news
what’s pa pa pa...pa pa pa pa . Pararaan pararraaaann ... para pa pa pa Pam . Param Pam

— Hero Daniels🇳🇬 (@hero_daniels) February 10, 2020

Apart from reach, i promise you that NTA cannot even compete with Emmanuel TV.

Lai Mohammed should sit!

— the Morris Monye factor (@Morris_Monye) February 10, 2020

Lai Mohammed requested $500m loan to transform Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) to Cable News Network (CNN)?

Nigeria, put Lai Mohammed in your prayers! 😆🤣https://t.co/tXlW23liU2

— AyeMojubar 🎗 (@ayemojubar) February 10, 2020

Lai Mohammed requested for $500M loan from the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign loans, because he's trying to turn NTA to CNN. $500m is over 170 billion Naira, EFCC should probe Lai Mohammed for even having that thought.

— Zaddy Ajala (@UNCLE_AJALA) February 10, 2020

Alhaji Lai Mohammed is about to loot $500 million.
NTA can never be better than any private TV station with the current crop of Workers.
They're grossly incompetent, even with $2billion it would still be a waste.
Many of them got the job through backdoors.pic.twitter.com/nxy9NJpsMC

— Anambra 1st son💭 (@UchePOkoye) February 10, 2020