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TV guide Nigeria

Nigeria on TV, at a glance.

127 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Africa/Lagos.

127channels
212with a schedule today
6 daysahead
2023history from
20:17local time
On now in NigeriaNext starts, WAT
Africa Magic EpicLovina21:00
Africa Magic FamilyThe Low Priest20:30
Africa Magic ShowcaseRemix20:30
TVC NewsPolitics Tonight20:30
Africa Magic YorubaEbun Ilu Mi21:10
Africa Magic HausaRikicin Duniya20:33
HipTVTrending20:30
Dove TVHoly Communion Service20:30
Africa Magic IgboAmuma Awada21:50
Emmanuel TVNo Data21:00
Africa Magic UrbanNo Data21:00
Channels 24Politics Today21:00
SummaryNigeria in our data

Counted from our own listings every hour. The detail behind each figure is one API call away.

Channels127212 with a schedule today
Registry ids52
Guide only75
With a logo52
Schedule depth6 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today88%
Tomorrow88%
Day 717%
Field fill99%of today's programmes carry a description
Category53%
Episode no.9%
Series link0%
Sport this week20events on TV in Nigeria, next 7 days
Live18
Football11
Other sport9
EndpointsThe API for Nigeria listings

Every call below answers for Nigeria as shown. The Free key reads yesterday; the plans add today, the days ahead, changes and the archive.

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/NG/channelsEvery TV channel in one country, ordered the way its own guides list them, with ids, names, logos and categories.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/countries/NG/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/NG/tonightPrime time tonight on every TV channel in a country, from the local hour you choose, in one grid.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/NG/coverageHow full the TV data is for a country on a day: the share of programmes with a description, category, episode number and more.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/guideA TV guide grid for up to 50 channels over a window you choose, every slot with its times in UTC, ready to draw.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/scheduleA TV channel's day slot by slot: start and stop in UTC, title, description, category, and the series and episode where we matched it.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/events?country=NGSports events on TV by sport, league and day, in every country or only those on air where you are.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/changes?country=NGEvery TV listing that moved, appeared or disappeared since a time you give, to keep your own copy of the guide in step.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/historyPast schedules for a TV channel from the archive, slot by slot over any window of up to 31 days, with the same fields as today.ArchiveDocs
GET /v1/xmltv?country=NGA country or a set of channels as a standard XMLTV file, up to 14 days ahead, for media centres and IPTV players.Live and aboveDocs
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/countries/NG/now"
What is on now on every channel in Nigeria, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/NG/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_kda03sde",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T18:04:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-05T20:04:00Z",
                "title": "Lovina",
                "progress": 0.59
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T20:00:00Z",
                "title": "Things On Things"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 212,
        "at": "2026-11-05T19:17:12Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Nigeria this week

The key competitions first, then the rest with a named competition. Every event and every channel is GET /v1/events?country=NG.

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
15:40 Fri 6 NovAl Hazem v Al NassrSPL1Live
03:00 Sat 7 NovGeelong Cats v Melbourne (FinalAFLW1Live
06:00 Sat 7 NovNorth Melbourne v Carlton (FinaAFLW1Live
12:30 Sat 7 NovWrexham v WolvesEFL1Live
14:22 Sat 7 NovVannes v BordeauxTop141Live
15:52 Sat 7 NovBirmingham City v Swansea CityEnglish League Championship 26-271Live
16:56 Sat 7 NovGalatasaray v AmedTSL1Live
18:40 Sat 7 NovAberdeen v HibernianSPFL1Live
20:55 Sat 7 NovMirren v RangersSPFL1Live
03:00 Sun 8 NovSydney Swans v Western BulldogsAFLW1Live
Channel mixWhat Nigeria's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General10
News8
Entertainment7
Religious4
Lifestyle2
Films1
Family1
Business1

Biggest owners

Multichoice7
Government of Nigeria4
Consolidated Media Associates3
John Momoh2
Network AREWA24 Limited1
Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State1

The Nigeria TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Nigeria covers 127 channels, 212 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 6 days ahead. Every time on this page is Africa/Lagos, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of Nigeria's channels are general, news and entertainment channels, and the biggest owners are Multichoice, Government of Nigeria and Consolidated Media Associates. This week 20 sports events are on TV in Nigeria, 18 of them live.

Developers get the same data from the TV Guide API: every channel in Nigeria with GET /v1/countries/NG/channels, what is on now with GET /v1/countries/NG/now, and a full day with GET /v1/guide?country=NG.

Who uses it

Apps and set-top boxesThe full Nigeria line-up and schedule.
Bars and hotelsLive sport on Nigeria's channels tonight.
TravellersWhat is on in Nigeria, in local time.
ResearchWhat aired in Nigeria, and when.

Questions

How many TV channels does Nigeria have?

We list 127 channels in Nigeria, 212 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Nigeria TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 6 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Nigeria TV times in?

This page shows Africa/Lagos. The API returns UTC and converts to any time zone you pass.

How do I get Nigeria's TV listings in my app?

With a TV Guide API key: GET /v1/countries/NG/now for what is on now, or GET /v1/guide?country=NG for a whole day. The free key reads yesterday.

Where can I watch sport on TV in Nigeria?

20 events are on Nigeria's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=NG, or see Where to watch.

More countriesMost listed countries

Every country has one page like this one. Channel by channel detail lives in the API: every country.

Every Nigeria channel, in one API call