The parent company, News Central Media, was founded in 2017 by Anthony Dara.
Its primary focus is producing news and current affairs programs on Nigerian and global issues.
News Central TV was founded in 2018 as a private television station by UK-based Nigerian broadcast engineer and entrepreneur Anthony Dara.
[2] In December 2023, Kayode Akintemi was appointed the managing director and editor-in-chief, taking over from Tonye Halliday.
[3] In July 2024, News Central TV went into partnership with Nairametrics to launch a stock market show called MarketPulse.