Nigerian Television Authority
| Type | Broadcast network |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Availability | Nationwide |
| Motto | "You can't beat the reach", "First in Africa" |
| Headquarters | Abuja |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Nation | Nigeria |
| Owner | Government of Nigeria |
| Established | 1977 (following on from the Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV), est. 1959) |
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The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station. Originally known as Nigerian Television (NTV), it was inaugurated in 1977 with a monopoly on national television broadcasting, after a takeover of regional television stations by military governmental authorities in 1976. After a declining interest from the public in government-influenced programming, it lost its monopoly over television broadcasting in Nigeria in the 1990s.
The NTA runs the largest television network in Nigeria with stations in several parts of the country. It is widely viewed as the "authentic voice" of the Nigerian government.