Television broadcasting was first started in Nigeria (and indeed Africa) in October 31st, 1959 in Ibadan by the then government of the western region of Nigeria.
This station now called Nigeria television Authority, Ibadan (NTA Ibadan) was manage as an arm of the former western Nigeria government broadcasting corporation.
A year after the establishment of the Ibadan station, the former government of eastern Nigeria, in October 1960, set up the second television services in Nigeria, then known as ENTV- Eastern Nigeria Television. This later become NTA Enugu shortly after. In 1967, the northern region government (BCNN) located in kaduna, the station was known as Radio television (RTV) and was also owned and manage television (RTV), and was also owned and manage jointly by regional government in 1962, established its own station, the Nigeria Television service (NTS) under a managernment agreement with an American Network.
The advent of television brought in its wake a new dimension to Broadcasting in Africa within the first decade of its arrival, twenty-two Africa countries established their own television services.
The creation of states in Nigeria meant that the state administration could set-up television network in their states with government of the old taking the lead.
Mid- western state in 1973, joined the others by establishing the Mid - Western television (MTV) now NTA Benin. – Plateau television (BPTV) Followed in 1974 and started transmitting in colour. It therefore becomes the first station in the country to transmit in colour.
In 1975, the federal military Government announced its intention to takeover television station in Nigeria. It then set up a machinery within the federal ministry of information to give effect to its plan. At this time, ten stations Ibadan, Enugu, Kaduna, Lagos, Benin, Jos,
Port. Harcourt, kano, Sokoto, and Owerri (Aba) in that order had been set up.
The Nigeria Television Authority was finally inaugurated in may 1977 although decree 24 of 1977 which established it was promulgated in march 1997 but took effect in retrospect from April, 1976. By the decree the Nigeria Television Authority becomes the only body empowered to undertake television broadcasting in the country indeed the federal government has began to fund all the station from on the first April, 1976, when network relay of new was also commenced in Nigeria Television Via Domestic satellite (DOMSAT)
By December 1976, there were scheduled broadcasting from every capital in the country. Besides, due to the privatization of broadcasting stations and the creation of new states, many new television services had come to stay in Nigeria.
The programming of television educational programmes came shortly after the establishment of the television industry. A cardinal point in NTS’s programming is its public service nature/ the establishing law stipulated that NTA be in dependent and impartial, its programming and coverage policies should therefore, be audience oriented, but guide by the nations social political, ploral, cultural, scientific, educational and economic goals.
The programme objectives are dual, firstly, it facilitated the monitoring of programmes on the basis of a recognized frame of referencing and secondly it services to focus, the producers mind on the purpose of the programme he is making.
The following decision or classification of programmes should meant to serve as guide post to success and effective programming.
According to Mrs. Mary Okonkwo programme, manager of NTA channel 8 Enugu presentation unit, at the time of this research NTA broadcast the following educational programmes for children as follows; on Tuesdays, Dikeoha Matice by 6-30pm, Wednesday: do it your self by 4.30pm Thursdays; junior opinion for children by 5-30pm, school debate by 5pm, sign language, for deaf students and anyone who wants to learn by 6pm Fridays, children half hour by 4.30pm and sesame street by 5pm, programme.
According to her, sesame street programme in presenting not on air. Because, they feel there is need for a change in programme. It was replace with other programmes such as cartoons and children foreign movies
Further, she explains that children learn from drama or play that come from time to time on air.
Dikeoha Matics is a style, adopted by Dike Mathematics teacher know all over Enugu, who teaches mathematics through fun and plays but make sure that at the end of the day, the student or public understand mathematics very well.
An out right teacher where student or public sit and learn mathematics, even ask questions. It was scheduled to teach children a lot, especially in mathematics.
Sesame street is an educational series which also feed children a lot on their educational career.
According to her, NTA Enugu formal educational objectives are as follows:
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