[size=14pt]Nigeria at 50: 1 Million special DVDs coming free[/size]
07.08.2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010

Ten selected national and regional newspapers will distribute more than 700,000 special DVDs free of charge in October, to mark Nigeria’s independence anniversary.

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This is part of a Federal Government-endorsed private sector initiative, which will also produce and distribute the country’s first-ever national e-Reference.

Under the plan, more than one million special DVDs, containing almost 10 hours of historical and contemporary videos, along with more than two million pages of data specific to Nigeria, will be distributed within and outside the country.

The special disc publication will also mark Nigeria’s arrival in the league of nations with easily accessible electronically arranged national statistics and information references.

Information and Communications Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili confirmed that the project will be funded strictly by adverts from public and private sector sponsors. The Ministry sees the disc publication as a major private sector contribution to the Re-Branding Nigeria Project.

The special independence anniversary discs will include videos and rare statistics from all the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital, as well as unique data, direct from all local governments in the country.

A first-ever Nigerian biographical database listing is included on the disc which will also be given out as gifts and souvenirs to special guests at many of the functions lined up for the anniversary celebration.

[size=16pt]ROFLMAO~!![/size]

Just when you think it can't get any worse, my people will do all they can to prove me wrong! ROFLMAO!! So how much is this going to cost the Nigerian people?

Courtesy of mr jonathan abi. . .lwkmd

Kobojunkie:

[size=16pt]ROFLMAO~!![/size]

Just when you think it can't get any worse, my people will do all they can to prove me wrong! ROFLMAO!! So how much is this going to cost the Nigerian people? 

Better be happy that you are getting a fair share of your oil revenue through DVD's. Common, it's free.

Who sits back to watch 10 freaking hours on Nigeria? How much would it COST US TO MAKE JUST ONE OF THOSE DVDS?

[size=13pt]And not to forget the most important question of it, free HD DVDs or crappy nollywood VCDs? [/size]

[size=14pt]ROFLMAO!![/size]

This country na wa!

Aloy+Emeka:

The special disc publication will also mark Nigeria’s arrival in the league of nations with easily accessible electronically arranged national statistics and information references.

Information and Communications Minister[b], Prof. Dora Akunyili confirmed that the project will be funded strictly by adverts from public and private sector sponsors. The Ministry sees the disc publication as a major private sector contribution to the Re-Branding Nigeria Project.[/b]

Oh the nerves on her!!! I remember she told us last year rebranding would not cost us a much but at the end she was found trying to convince senate to get her some money to fund the same rebranding. lol

Oh Jona Goodluck Charm ! will never seize to amaze me.
Honestly I sometimes think his hat does most of the thinkin on his behalf.

Get your free DVD's now. I have hookups.

Lmfaoooo, chei!!! the majority of the new leaders including Jonathan and Akunyili are a bunch of doodoo-head dummies

lmao, DVDs ko. SAME facebook fans that he listened to and unbanned eagles are saying we do not need a N 10 bn owambe for Nigeria - why wouldnt he just listen now.

There will be pay per view copies on demand from comcast or direct tv for $4.99.

Please, somebody help tell them that my own DVD copy should be one with collections of all the fights in the National Assembly from 1999 t0 date. That is the only dividend of democracy i can boast of.

I really cannot bring myself to understanding the why of this.

Why 1 million DVDs? Why not post the videos online? Have NTA run them for say 5 days or so and then have people call in at that point to request DVDs or download them from online? Why not send a few copies to libraries across the nation so those who really care can watch them there?

And here I was wondering how come Akunyili(Mrs loudmouth) has been quiet all this while?

kokoSomething, i think they should show it on NTA and all other TV stations and still give out copies.


PS: how we go take collect our own DVD?

Kobojunkie:

And here I was wondering how come Akunyili(Mrs loudmouth) has been quiet all this while?

I guess she has spent a lot of hours watching the video and reading the over 2 million pages of info about Nigeria before making it public.

desgiezd:

I guess she has spent a lot of hours watching the video and reading the over 2 million pages of info about Nigeria before making it public.

Oh my gosh!!!  I missed that portion!! ROFLMAO!!

Aloy+Emeka:



The special disc publication will also mark Nigeria’s arrival in the league of nations with easily accessible electronically arranged national statistics and information references.

'easily accessible'?
Have these clowns never heard of something called the INTERNET?
Just when you thought these buffoons couldn't get any more comical.

Kobojunkie:

I really cannot bring myself to understanding the why of this.

Why 1 million DVDs? Why not post the videos online? Have NTA run them for say 5 days or so and then have people call in at that point to request DVDs or download them from online? Why not send a few copies to libraries across the nation so those who really care can watch them there?

And here I was wondering how come Akunyili(Mrs loudmouth) has been quiet all this while?

So they can allocate N1BN for the contract, duh!!!!

Aloy+Emeka:

So they can allocate N1BN for the contract, duh!!!!

Didn't they already do that? I mean the ministry already has so many websites, and NTA, well, we have already spend billions on that, abi no be so?

You know what, I give up!!! ROFLMAO!!!

Kobojunkie:

ROFLMAO!! So how much is this going to cost the Nigerian people?  

Aloy+Emeka:

Better be happy that you are getting a fair share of your oil revenue through DVD's. Common, it's free.  

buffox:

lmao, DVDs ko. SAME facebook fans that he listened to and unbanned eagles are saying we do not need a N 10 bn owambe for Nigeria - why wouldnt he just listen now.

The article makes it very clear that this whole project is privately funded. I think you guys need to learn to read properly before making snarky comments about 'how much it would cost the Nigerian people' and 'oil revenue'.

Kobojunkie:

Didn't they already do that? I mean the ministry already has so many websites, and NTA, well, we have already spend billions on that, abi no be so?

You know what, I give up!!! ROFLMAO!!!

They MUST allocate more money for producing the DVD's and also allocate another billion for shipping and handling.

texazzpete:

The article makes it very clear that this whole project is privately funded. I think you guys need to learn to read properly before making snarky comments about 'how much it would cost the Nigerian people' and 'oil revenue'.

Kobojunkie:

Oh the nerves on her!!! I remember she told us last year rebranding would not cost us a much but at the end she was found trying to convince senate to get her some money to fund the same rebranding. lol

You first!

See I told you these Northerners are the real problem in Nigeria _{we need an educated president from Southern nigeria!}

Why not 140million VCDs?

10 freaking hours?? when theres no constant electricity to watch the bloody DVD!!

Dis Guy:

See I told you these Northerners are the real problem in Nigeria _{we need an educated president from Southern nigeria!}

Why not 140million VCDs?

10 freaking hours?? when theres no constant electricity to watch the bloody DVD!!

But we have a su-su-su-southerner as President . . . a PROFESSOR at that !! , and he brought Akunyili back so she can do her rebranding mega style . . .

privately funded but millions have been budgeted for it

documentaries under ministry of information
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-475731.0.html#msg6352375

oh well I cant wait to watch all my favourite world standard advert chocomilo, maggi, glo,zain
and malaria don kpafuka, mama na boy  

but 10 10hrs

Me I sha want a copy!

It seems you guys dont understand NIGERIA.

They are not interested in DVD or content of the DVD.

They are interested in ANY ideas that can bring BIG MONEY into their pockets.

Mr Obasanjo spent his Billion USD, only more darkness was the result.

Dis Guy:

See I told you these Northerners are the real problem in Nigeria _{we need an educated president from Southern nigeria!}

Why not 140million VCDs?

10 freaking hours?? when theres no constant electricity to watch the bloody DVD!!

I didn't know that Jonathan and Akunyili are Northereners o.

I'm not a pro Nigerian government but didn't the article say this is a private sector initiative? Common y'all!!

9jaganja:

I'm not a pro Nigerian government but didn't the article say this is a private sector initiative? Common y'all!!

so you believe that ? Dont be surprised if at the end of the whole thing is just a charade and taxpayers' money is used for the project. . .

accountability is missing!! Who handles Nigeria treasury?

this would have been better off as a 2hr a day series like the ken burns documentaries on PBS.

They dont really have good initiative per se,all they wanted was to creat a facade to steal our money again