In a survey conducted between January and February 2023, Channels TV, a Nigerian 24-hour news TV channel, achieved a reach of 48 percent in terms of its weekly usage in Nigeria. This made it the leading offline news brand in Nigeria. Moreover, the usage reach per week stood at 47 percent for The Punch, a Nigerian newspaper, and 42 percent for BBC (TV and radio).

In a survey conducted in 2022, most of the households in Nigeria had a television. The majority of households owning a TV were located in urban Nigeria. In urban areas, 70.4 percent of the respondents owned a television, while around 36 percent declared that someone else in their households had one.

The timeline presents the number of pay TV households in Nigeria from 2014 to 2018, and a forecast thereof until 2023. The number is expected to increase from *** million in 2018 to *** million in 2023.

The timeline presents the audience share of television stations in Nigeria in the third quarter of 2017. The data shows that the leading TV station in the country was Channels TV, with a ten percent share of audience in the third quarter of 2017.

The number of TV viewers is forecast to experience significant growth in all segments in 2030. This reflects the overall trend throughout the entire forecast period from 2020 to 2030. It is estimated that the number of TV viewers is continuously rising in all segments. In this regard, the Traditional TV & Home Video segment achieves the highest value of 194.52 million users in 2030. Find further statistics on other topics such as a comparison of the average revenue per user in France and a comparison of the revenue in Germany. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

As of 2023, most people in Nigeria trusted Channels TV as a news source. In a survey conducted between January and February 2023, the share of individuals who indicated that they trusted Channels TV reached ** percent. On the other hand, a smaller share of ***** percent did not trust this source, while ***** percent were indifferent. Channels TV is a Lagos-based Nigerian independent news television channel.

The average revenue per user is forecast to experience significant growth in all segments in 2030. As part of the positive trend, the average revenue per user achieves the maximum value across all five different segments by the end of the comparison period. Notably, the segment TV & Video stands out with the highest value of 750.12 U.S. dollars. Find further statistics on other topics such as a comparison of the number of TV viewers in Mexico and a comparison of the number of TV viewers in Nigeria. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

A study examining perspectives on the news media from over 40 countries revealed that levels of trust differed notably around the world. Nigeria recorded the highest level of overall trust in news among the other countries surveyed, at 68 percent. Scandinavians in particular had greater trust in the news media, with 67 percent of Finns trusting the news, along with 56 percent of Danes and 54 percent of Norwegians —placing all three countries among the top ten globally for media trust in 2025. Who trusts the news the least? Greece and Hungary were placed among the lowest in the world when it came to how much consumers trusted the news media, alongside Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania. Media sources in some of these countries can be considered to be insufficiently independent from the establishment. Just 22 percent of Hungarian and Greek consumers had trust in the news media, the lowest among all countries in the report. What affects trust in news? One factor which can greatly affect trust in news is the outlet used. Globally, social media is seen as a less reliable source of news, and in the EU radio and television are viewed as more dependable. In the current climate of fake news and polarizing political events, young people around the world are having a tough time relying on the mass media , although this attitude is also seen among older generations.