Ndani TV is a web-based channel owned by
GTBank.
History
Ndani TV was established in 2012 by GTBank to offer both entertainment and informative content in order to attract a youthful customer base.
It was the first online video content vehicle launched by a Nigerian bank and has grown into a media company.
Since its launch, Ndani TV gained traction with productions such as
Frank Donga’s ''The Interview'',
''Skinny Girl in Transit'' and the ''Ndani TGIF show''.
It has over 107 million YouTube views and over 443,000 subscribers at January 2021.
Ndani TV offers its audience an insider's look at the African continent, Hence the name ‘Ndani’ which is a
Swahili
Swahili may refer to:
* Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa
* Swahili culture
Swahili culture is the culture of ...
word for ‘Inside’.
Productions
TV Shows
*''37 Questions''
*''Afrocity''
*''Fashion Insider''
*''Game On''
* ''
Gidi Up
''Gidi Up'' is a Nigerian television and web drama series starring OC Ukeje, Deyemi Okanlawon, Somkele Iyamah, and Titilope Sonuga in lead roles. The series was created by Jadesola Osiberu and executively produced by Lola Odedina. It is pro ...
''
*''Lagos Big Boy''
*''Ndani Real Talk''
* ''Ndani Sessions''
* ''Ndani TGIF Show''
*''Phases''
* ''Ratings''
*''Rumor Has It''
* ''
Skinny Girl in Transit''
* ''The Interview''
* ''The Juice''
*''The Mix''
Ndani Shorts
* ''Frost Bite''
* ''FRACTURED''
* ''The Housewife''
''Oga Pastor'' Controversy
After 3 episodes aired, it was noted that NdaniTV took down ''Oga Pastor, a'' series about the life of a pastor balancing personal issues, scandals and church responsibilities. This occurred in the midst of sexual assault allegations against Pastor
Biodun Fatoyinbo
Biodun Fatoyinbo (born 1 January 1976 in Kwara State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian pastor and author. He is the lead pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA).
Life
He was born into a family of four and attended the University of Ilorin wher ...
and led to speculation of the take down being related to the situation. Ndani TV did not issue an official statement.
Recognition
YouTube Creator Award
YouTube Creator Awards, commonly known as YouTube Play Buttons or YouTube Plaques, are a series of awards from YouTube that aim to recognize its most popular channels. They are based on a channel's subscriber count but are offered at the sol ...
for Entertainment in 2016.
Gallery
File:NdaniRealTalk S2E3 Expectations & Entitlement.png, Ndani Real Talk
File:Tems on NdaniTV Sessions Jan 2019.jpg, Tems on NdaniTV Sessions
File:Adeola Ariyo and Folu Storms on NdaniTV in S Africa (cropped).png, Adeola Ariyo and Folu Storms
Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye (born November 25, 1986) known professionally as Folu Storms, is a Nigerian radio host and presenter, actress, voice-over artist, and television host.
Early life
Storms was born in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos state. She att ...
on NdaniTV in S/Africa
File:Tosan Wiltshere & Lady Donli NdaniTV.png, Tosan Wiltshere & Lady Donli
Zainab Elizabeth Donli, known as Lady Donli, is a Nigerian musician. She is an alternative R&B, hip hop, alternative jazz and Afrobeat singer and songwriter.
Biography
Lady Donli was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the youngest of six childr ...
Ndani TGIF show
File:Tolani sings Feb 2019 NdaniTV.png, Tolani and Reekado Banks
Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon (born 6 December 1993), better known by his stage name Reekado Banks, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He signed with Mavin Records in 2014 and left the label in 2018. He went by the stage name Spicy before his recor ...
on Ndani Sessions
File:Mimi Onalaja and Ini Dima-Ikojie on TGIF NdaniTV in 2018.png, Mimi Onalaja and Ini Dima-Okojie
Ini Dima-Okojie (born 24 June 1990) is a Nigerian actress from Edo State, Nigeria. She resigned from her job in investment banking to enroll at the New York Film Academy. She started her career with the first television appearance on Taste of ...
on Ndani TGIF show
File:Ngozi Nwosu in Skinny Girl I T.png, Ngozi Nwosu
Ngozi Nwosu (born 1 August 1963) is a veteran Nigerian actress and producer. She began her acting career in Yoruba-language films, before making her home-video debut in '' Living in Bondage'', an Igbo-language film considered to begin the vid ...
on Skinny girl in transit
File:Skinny Girl in Transit Series 4 cc by sa advert (cropped).png, Skinny girl in transit season 4 poster
See also
*
Skinny Girl in Transit
*
Gidi Up
''Gidi Up'' is a Nigerian television and web drama series starring OC Ukeje, Deyemi Okanlawon, Somkele Iyamah, and Titilope Sonuga in lead roles. The series was created by Jadesola Osiberu and executively produced by Lola Odedina. It is pro ...
*
Jadesola Osiberu
References
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YouTube channels
Mass media in Nigeria
Nigerian YouTubers
Companies based in Lagos