The Catholic Television of Nigeria (CTV) has said that its audience has risen over 300 per cent daily, reaching about eight million viewers across Africa after joining GOtv Channel 115 one year ago.
Executive Director of CTV, Rev. Fr Patrick Alumuku said this Monday in Abuja during a news conference marking the station’s 15th anniversary and first year on GOtv platform.
According to him, said the station was established in 2010 through vision of then Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, and has maintain commitment to professionalism, balanced reporting and religious spirituality in broadcasting service sector.
“For 15 years, CTV remains faithful to its founding purpose with a Vision of a world where the love of God and neighbour reigns supreme and a Mission to become Africa’s most powerful and effective media organisation through professionalism, balanced reporting, and religious spirituality.
“In 2010 with the foresight of the then Archbishop of Abuja now His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, CTV was birthed as a bold step to evangelise through the media. Today CTV has grown into a trusted voice for faith, family values, and national development across Nigeria and beyond.
“Over 15 years, CTV pioneer Catholic media in Nigeria by producing family-friendly programmes, soul-lifting songs, the Holy Mass, Catholic doctrines, and social teachings of the Church to the world.
“CTV also promotes national unity through balanced reporting, interfaith dialogue programmes, and coverage of civic activities. It continues to build bridges across religious and ethnic lines. To the glory of God, it pleases me to inform us On March 13, 2025, CTV migrated from Trefoil/NigComSat Free-to-Air to GOTV Channel 115.
“This strategic move made Catholic content more accessible and affordable to the average Nigerian. Within one year, viewership has grown by over 300 percent daily, with CTV now reaching an estimated eight million viewers on GOTV across Africa,” Alumuku said.
Assistant Director Communications and Editor-in-Chief of Good Shepperd Newspaper, Rev. Fr Kenneth Agwu, described the 15-year journey as worthwhile and commendable in spite of high operational costs and challenges facing electronic media in Nigeria sector.
Speaking on the challenges and how they overcome them, he said that the encouragement from Rev, Alumuku and other stakeholders was seeing the station through and that it is the kind of encouragement hat has sustained the Good Shepherd newspaper, which in no distant time will also be marking a landmark 40 years of existence since its establishment in 1988.
Deputy Director Administration, CTV, Rev. Fr Victor Ogunyemi, said that the station engaged in balanced media apostolate addressing insecurity, family issues and other contemporary societal challenges affecting Nigeria today through responsible journalism practice consistently.
He said that the CTV is promoting stability and addressing challenges that an average Nigerian is facing as a television thus contributing to addressing some of the problems that the church and average Christian family faces, like broken homes, marriage collapse among others.
The Chairperson of the National Planning Committee, Dr Princess Frank-Chukwuani, expressed optimism that the station would soon compete in national broadcasting, reaching broader audiences and playing greater media influence role across Nigeria media.
Publicity Sub-Committee Chairman, Mr Henry Adaba, described CTV as a tool for mindset orientation promoting unity in an era marked by religious intolerance and social division challenges across Nigerian society.
Adaba said viewers tuning to Channel 115 experienced short programmes that helped reset mindset, encouraging families to watch regularly for unity spiritual growth and positive value formation in households.
“Yes, CTV is coming very handy at this point in time where you have so much division and so much disunity and so much religious intolerance. CTV comes very handy in this aspect, because by the time you tune in the GoTV channel, 115, just for 30 minutes or one hour, you’re going to have a total mind reset
“Because there are things and programs and what you even hear from the priest and even the elites that we interview, you will be surprised, and you’ll be shocked that some of this mindset can be changed immediately, because what happens the religious intolerance and the total breakdown of Law and Order is just as a result of the mindset.
The CTV management also said that the 15th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony will hold on Thursday April 30, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Event Centre Maitama Abuja.
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