 The much anticipated digital switchover has finally been activated in Lagos. At the well-attended event, the Minister of Information and Director-General of the National Broadcasting Corporation says that the choice of Lagos' second phase is very strategic because of its large market. Now, plus TV Africa correspondent Kayo De La Dende reports. It has been a long walk for Nigeria to achieve the digital switchover from Analog, though the pilot took place in 2016 in Jaws-Platru State. But stakeholders here agree that the real deal is Lagos, which produces 60 to 70 percent of the advert content on TV Broadcasting. When we began this journey implementation of the first pilot role in Jaws in 2016, even then, and I remember the strategic meeting with Honourable Minister, we consciously decided that Lagos, being perhaps the biggest city in Nigeria, and hosting the largest demography of Nigerians in a particular city, can only do switch-off after experimentations from other smaller albeit not less important cities in this country. For all of us at Bourne, this is like what we've been waiting for. As you know, 60 percent of ties in revenue is always out in Lagos. And so for those of us, especially our members, who have been on Jaws for the past five years, it has been a real challenge. And so we want to say thank you for making this possible. The massive potential job opportunities for teaming youth is also part of the bonding issues discussed here. The DSO is not just about high fidelity sound and picture. It is about creating jobs, especially for teaming youth, stimulating local content, and empowering channel owners. While the DSO television platform embraces free TV, all parties, viewers, about 60 digital channels include sports, music, movies, and news. Universally, technology is now fundamental and critical deliverable of every innovative government. It presents an opportunity for the citizens to have access to local, national, and international space. This is the beginning of second phase, which will extend to 13 more states before the end of the year. The federal government has set a meet 2022 as deadline for the final digital switchover across the country. With so much prospect projected from this project, stakeholders advise that the process should be a win-win for all the stakeholders, including the consumers. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.