The NTA strongly opposed the plans of the state government to set up a television station on channel 5.
[1] The station, unlike channel 10 (NTA Lagos) catered a more urban elite, which also included widely travelled Nigerians, as well as its status as the main commercial centre that also housed most of the foreign missions in Nigeria.
The station primarily carried entertainment content, such as sitcoms, music videos, melodramas and international feature films.
The emergence of private television stations in Nigeria caused NTA2 to gradually lose its prestige.
[2] NTA2 was a full-time affiliate of TVAfrica, unlike other NTA stations that only used the network for sporting events.