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| *Emmanuel Aloysius |
What is the Name of this your media outfit and when did the idea
of setting up a campus-based television programme occur to you?
Thank you very much. The name is E-Campus Television. I must explain
something here. I conceived the idea in 2011. Then it was called The
Campus Voice and later we decide to call it “The Campus Television”. In the course of getting the outfit
registered in 2017, we settled for E-Campus
Television. I was an undergraduate then.
When exactly did you commence
operations?
I came back to school for the
second semester in 2013, April to be precise. I called some of my colleagues
and friends in school and shared my dream with them. Some agreed to be part of
the vision. We shot out first episode on June 17, 2013 at the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED)
where I was studying at that time. Soon, the students began to know about our
vision and some of them developed the interest to be part of it. I must tell
you, in all, it was God that made it possible.
How many programmes are
you currently featuring on your channel?
As we began to grow, there was
need to spread so we can affect not only our immediate environment. We,
therefore, decided to build various platforms online. These are:
Instagram: ecampustv
Twitter: tcv_show
Facebook: Campus Television
Youtube Channel: E-Campus Television
Campus-based programmes and shows
are aired on our platform. We have, for instance, “Me ‘n’ U on Campus with Convy.”
This is a one-on-one discussion programme hosted on various campuses. We also
have “Campus Kruiz” which is an entertainment show based in Ghana. We
are equally hosting “Campus Issues” where issues that
pertain to campuses are thoroughly analysed. On this programme, we feature very
knowledgeable young people, in fact, experts, who come on the programme to
dissect these issues and proffer solutions for the enlightenment of students.
We also have ours “Friends Dialogue” and other programmes like Vox Pop, interviews
and other interesting events on campus.
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Apart from
broadcasting, what other programmes do you embark upon?
We knew that our vision will not
be achieved through broadcasting alone. We saw the need to organise programmes
in the various higher institutions. Instead of waiting for them to come to us, we
decided to go to them.
Our vision is to be a platform
that will lift students on campus out of the wall of hopeless and unrealistic
dreams and help them to develop confidence in themslves, build assurance and
secure future. The programme STANDOUT was, therefore, crafted to
attend to that. Standout is a periodic event held on various campuses. It began
last year, 2018 with our first two outings at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka
(UNN) on July 7, 2018 and YABATECH on October, 12, 2018, with the theme, Precision...Making
Your Life Intentionally.
At Standout, we motivate the students on campus to look beyond the four
walls of the higher institutions and develop their innate abilities to survive
in our present society. A lot was achieved at Standout 2018. For
instance, an award was given, and students were given
the platform to display their talents. Those that pitched their ideas were
given grant offers. Standout 2019 promises to bigger and better. We will be touring
the following institution with the theme: Fantastic
Four. The institutions are Tai Solarin University of Education
(TASUED), Ogun State, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic,
Abeokuta, University of Jos, Nasarawa Polytechnic, Pentecost University College Assembly - PUCA,
Accra, Ghana.
We have fourteen young, dynamic,
resourceful speakers that feature in this programme. They are: Olamide
Akintolu, Okafor Val, Ebenezer Chinang, Ifunanya Ibeh, Jeffery Ehikioya, Babs Michael, Ogundunkun
Temitope, Samson Omoniyi, Ife
Onaduja,Stepehen Adedigba,James Joshua, Matilda Shoneyin, Ugochi Millicent and
Chinedu Okaludo. We are going to tour round as we make our vision come through
in Standout
2019.
How many people are
working with you now and how were you able to assemble them.
To assemble the people was by the
grace and help of God. We have about 25 people working with the organization, some
as correspondents in their various institutions and volunteers. Like I earlier
said, I started talking to friends and colleagues about the idea and vision and
quite a number of them embraced it.
The following picked interest and
we began: Ifelaja, Bamidele, Manasseh, Gbenga, Gafari, Ibukun, Femi, Mide,
Frieda, Uche,Ugochi, Lawrence and Abel. Later we decided to have regional
heads. Chibueze Chioma is there for the Eastern region, Chinedu Okaludo,
assisted by Nzube Robert, heads the Niger Delta region from Benin; Bamidele
Samuel and Gafari Olamilekan for the Western region while Joshua James runs the
northern region for us. Later, others came in, Chigozie, Judith, Convy, Valentine,
Pastor Joseph, Uzor and other volunteers. Everyone believed in the vision and
we all supported it financially and otherwise.
The organization began to develop
in ideas and structure. We needed to meet up with the current times so that we
can satisfy our potential clients (students). More programmes were generated
and there was need for us to register the organization. We began internal
restructuring and so had to put in place the executive members. These include
the media director, programme director, seminar and curriculum director,
financial director, ICT administrator, Presenters, Camera Operators, Marketing
and business, Production Manager, Technical Manager, Content, script writer and
secretary. We all work together to make this vision a reality.
How can you assess your
journey so far?
I give all thanks to God. It has
not been easy. Thank God for those He brought around me. In June 2013, we began
with a small picture in our mind but now we have various programmes created,
produced and organized by E-campus
Television showing on our Youtube Channel and other online platforms.
E-Campus Television is recognised in various institutions and campus related
organizations in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Can you look into the
future and tell me where you expect to see this your media outfit in the next
ten years.
In one sentence, I will say that
in the next ten years we hope to see E-Campus
Television become a household campus television platform in the world. Thank
you.
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Friday, June 7, 2019---------------------------
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E-Campus Television Contacts:
Email: tcvshow@gmail.com
Phone: 234-708-959-9985
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