SERVICE PROVIDERS PAID N5.8 BILLION TO BROADCAST ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Service Providers In Nigeria paid more than N5.8 billion to bring last season's English Premier League (EPL) matches to Nigerians through the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
The Commission's Director-General, Mr Yomi Bolarinwa, stated this in Makurdi, while advising the service providers to be more reasonable in their bidding next season.

He however said the local league could be developed to be a crowd-puller and revenue-earner like the EPL, urging service providers to look inwards for the benefit of the economy.
In his words, `` we have invited the service providers to please bid reasonably this time. Considering the amount of money the service providers put into a foreign football league, if a quarter of that amount is put into the local league, we will develop the league.''