DSTV is Africa’s leading Satellite Cable TV to homes and offices across the continent. Nigeria is not left out as it provides the biggest market for DSTV in Africa. This article contains the latest DSTV Packages in Nigeria or DSTV subscription plans as well as available DSTV decoders and prices as well as other vital information that you need to know about DSTV Nigeria.
DSTV Nigeria is a satellite cable TV service offered by Multichoice Nigeria which is an offshoot of Multichoice Africa a digital company located in South Africa. It offers direct-to-home pay-TV services to customers across Nigeria and Africa at large. DSTV boasts of some of the cheapest pay-TV packages in Nigeria plus other innovative services such as HD view, HD PVR decoders, DSTV Now and Showmax.
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If you are a sports lover in Nigeria, then DSTV is the place to be. In fact, without mincing words, the selling point of DSTV in Nigeria and the entire AFRICA is sports through its SuperSport channels. The DSTV Compact Plus and Premium package are targeted at sports lovers ensuring that you miss next to nothing.
DSTV has virtually retained the broadcasting right of all the top European leagues like the Barclays English Premier League, Spanish Laliga, Italian Seria A, UEFA Champions League, and other major sporting events both within Africa and around the world. Therefore, if you do not want to miss out on your major sporting events, then DSTV is the place to be.
Recently, Multichoice added 3 new packages to the DSTV Nigeria package list. The new DSTV packages seek to bring more for DSTV Nigeria customers. The latest DSTV packages in Nigeria include the DSTV confam package, DSTV Padi package and DSTV Yanga package respectively.
Before we go ahead to see all the DSTV packages in Nigeria, we will briefly take a look at DSTV decoders available in Nigeria. Of course you don’t need to be told that you need to have a DSTV decoder before you can think of which DSTV package or DSTV subscription plan that would suit your needs. Check the DSTV Nigeria Decoders and prices below.
DSTV Decoders and Prices in Nigeria
Now lots of people have been asking such questions like; How many different DSTV decoders are there? There are two types of DSTV Decoders namely the DSTV Zapper HD decoder and DSTV Explora (A high-end decoder).
The two types of DSTV decoders have their different features and come at different prices. We have outlined the basic features of the two DSTV decoder types and their prices below.
DSTV Zapper HD Decoders
This is the normal basic DSTV decoder. It is a single view decoder that delivers HD TV channels to DSTV subscribers.
Features of DSTV HD Decoders
1. Crystal Clear High Definition view. (HD)
2. XtraView – You can
3. Parental Guide
4. PVR recording with up to 110hrs of Recording available
5. Interactive Guide
6. You can set Reminders
7. Search options
DStv Explora Decoders
When it comes to DSTV decoders, this is the mother of all Decoders. It offers some amazing and mouth-watering features that are not available on the DSTV Zapper HD decoder.
With the DStv Explora, you can connect more than one TV to your decoder and watch different channels at the same time. You can record up to 220hrs of your TV programmes, pulse a live TV program, or even view programs that was aired 2 days behind with the DSTV Catchup. You can also rent and watch blockbuster Boxoffice movies with the Explora decoder. It doesn’t matter which DSTV package that you are on.
Features Of DSTV Explora
All the Features you get in Zapper HD decode is included in DSTV Explora. However, besides, you will also enjoy the following features.
1. DStv Catchup: DStv Catch Up allows you to catch up on all the programmes that you may have missed. Be it series, sports highlights, movies, documentaries, kids, you have it covered on DSTV catch up offered by DSTV Explora decoder.
2. Boxoffice: BoxOffice gives you the perfect chance to rent any of the 20 blockbuster movies from the comfort of your own home, and keep them for 48 hours. If you’re new to BoxOffice, the first rental’s on DSTV.
3. HD Viewing: DSTV Explora offers you a tongue-wagging high-definition
4. The Playlist: This feature is where you can find all your family recordings saved. It is well arranged into categories.
5. More recording time of up to 220hours: You can always record all your favourite TV programmes and save it in your playlist.
Now that we have seen the different types of DStv decoders, we can now take a look at the different DStv packages in Nigeria or the latest DStv Subscription plans in Nigeria.
How much is DSTV decoder in Nigeria?
Below is the full cost of DStv decoders in Nigeria as at the time of this publication. Note that all the price below comes with a free DStv Compact package.
DStv Zapper HD Decoder alone – NGN5,000
DStv Zapper HD Decoder + Installation kit – NGN12,500
Dstv Explora Decoder alone – NGN65,000
DStv Explora + Installation Kit – NGN66,750
How Much is DStv Installation In Nigeria?
DStv installation cost in Nigeria varies. It depends on the location and type of installation being done.
Generally, it ranges from NGN3,000 – NGN10,000.
To find DStv official installers in your area click here.
Latest DStv Packages in Nigeria
As of today, there is a total of 8 main DStv packages in Nigeria. The current DStv subscription plans in Nigeria are:
1. DSTV Padi
2. DSTV Access
3. DSTV Yanga
4. DSTV Family
5. DSTV Confam
6. DStv Compact
7. DStv Compact Plus
8. DSTV Premium
In addition to the main DStv packages above, DStv Nigeria also offers some special packages for non-English speaking customers within Nigeria. In the list of these categories and their monthly subscription cost are:
1. DSTV French Touch – NGN3,180
2. DStv Indian – NGN5,400
3. DSTV French Plus – NGN6,360
4. DStv Great Wall – NGN1,250
DStv Padi (NGN1,800/Month)
This is the current entry DSTV package in Nigeria. It comes with over 40 channels. With DStv Padi you get the very best in local TV series, movies, telenovelas and a great selection of news, music, Lifestyle, and kids channels. If you are in love with international channels and news, this DSTV subscription package may not be the best for you.
DSTV Access (NGN2,000/Month)
The DSTV Access package comes with over 90 amazing channels at a pocket-friendly price. It includes a balance of local and international channels such as BBC World, Telemundo, MNET Movies Zone, Fox Life, ROK3, Zee World, Africa Magic Family, Discovery Family HD, NatGeo Wild, AIT, SilverBird, Channels, NTA I, SuperSport BLITZ, SuperSport 9, SuperSport 10, Al Jazeera, Mindset Learn, E! Entertainment, Jim Jam, Disney Junior, Africa Magic Igbo, Africa Magic Hausa, Africa Magic Yoruba and much more.
While this DSTV plan has something for everyone in the family, it is a no go for you if you love sports as it lacks most of the sports channels and may only offer you one live match per weekend. Also missing are most MNET channels, CNN and much more.
DSTV Yanga (NGN2,500/Month)
The Yanga package offers over 109 channels mostly local and international TV channels. Yanga bouquet is similar to DSTV Access but adds a couple of new channels to the Access channels such as Africa Magic Epic, ROK2, RealTime, MTV Base, etc in addition to all the Channels in DSTV access.
Time to do some small Yanga for your neighbours still on the access bouquet. Haha.
Like the access bouquet, it is not sports friendly. It’s the same sports channels on the DSTV Access package that is contained in the DSTV Yanga package.
DSTV Family (NGN4,000/Month)
This is one of the most popular DSTV packages in Nigeria. It offers an array of channels at a very pocket-friendly price that suits every family. Comes with over 120 TV and 11 audio channels that simply meet every family’s, need.
DSTV Family bouquet contains all the channels on DSTV Yanga plan. In addition to this, it has other channel upgrades such as CNN, ESPN Classic, MNET City, Universal Channel, Fox, Africa Magic Epic, ROK2, BBC Lifestyle, Food Network, SuperSport HD 7, SuperSport 8 HD, Boomerang, MTV Base, Cartoon Network, etc.
DSTV Confam (NGN4,500/Month):
DSTV Confam bouquet is similar to DSTV Family but offers a little more. It contains all the channels in DSTV family but wit a few more additions. Overall, there are over 120 TV and audio channels both local and international channels on offer in this package. It comes at a pocket-friendly price.
It also contains channels such as CNN, ESPN Classic, MNET City, Universal Channel, Fox, Africa Magic Epic, ROK2, BBC Lifestyle, Food Network, SuperSport HD 7, SuperSport 8 HD, Boomerang, MTV Base, Cartoon Network and much more.
DSTV Compact (NGN6,800/Month):
The DStv Compact package offers you all the channels on the DSTV Confam package plus other mouth-watering channels. If you are a sports lover, it is safe to say that this can hold your immediate cravings for live soccer and other sporting events. With the addition of SuperSport HD 3, SuperSport HD 4 etc, you are in for some sporting treat. There are a total of over 135 TV and audio channels that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
In addition to DSTV Confam channels, the following channels are added to the Compact DSTV package – MNET Movies Action, MNET Movies All-Stars, Studio Universal HD, VUZU, BBC Brit, BET, MTV, TNT Africa, Africa Magic Urban, ROK, National Geographic, Discovery ID HD, SuperSport HD 3, SuperSport HD 4, WWE Channel HD, Disney, Disney XD, Trace Mziki, Sky News, Ebony Life TV and much more.
DSTV Compact package is the entry package that comes with your new DSTV decoder when you just bought it. Every new decoder comes with 1-month free DSTV Compact package. After this first one month, you can decide to continue on the plan or to take up lower DSTV subscription plans.
DStv Compact Plus (₦10,650/Month)
If you are a sports lover, you have got to agree with me that the DSTV compact plus package is one of the DSTV packages that can fully satisfy your cravings. You will watch up to 90% of the English premier league and other top European soccer leagues and other global sports competition.
There are a total of 10 top sports channels available on the DSTV compact plus channel. The sports channels on this package include WWE Channel. (128), SuperSport Blitz (220), SuperSport 3 (223), SuperSport 4 (224), SuperSport 5 (225), SuperSport 6 (226), SuperSport 7 (227), SuperSport 8 (228), SuperSport 9 (229), SuperSport 10 (230).
With these you can watch the EPL matches, Champions League matches as well as other live sports like the French League, Bundesliga, PSL, Spanish La Liga as well as rugby, golf, tennis, athletics, boxing and motorsport etc.
It boasts a total of over 210 TV and Audio channels which at a cost of only NGN 10.65 K per month is fairly pocket-friendly. The package includes all the channels in DSTV compact package and lots of other new additional channels for top-notch entertainment, sports, documentary, lifestyle, business etc.
DSTV Premium (₦15,800/Month)
This is the highest of all the DSTV packages available in Nigeria. It offers all the channels available on DStv. All the sports and entertainment, nature, news and what have are available on the DSTV premium channels.
Though you get most of the DSTV sports channels on the compact plus package, some of the sports channels are reserved for premium customers only. So if you want to get 100 per cent of all the sports programs, you will need to be a DSTV premium subscriber.
In all, there is a total of over 250 TV and Audio channels with more than 175 TV channels and over 52 audio channels. This is the mother of all the DSTV packages and as well mother of the paid TV packages in the whole of Africa.
The package boasts of offering the widest variety of TV entertainment in Africa with full access to all the live sports coverage, latest news, top documentaries, non-stop movies, series, kids’ programming and lots more.
Below is a list of some of the TV channels on DStv premium package.
LIST OF CHANNELS ON DStv PREMIUM NIGERIA AND THEIR CHANNEL NUMBER
The channel number for each of the DSTV packages listed below is contained in the bracket attached to it.
Entertainment
M-Net Africa (101)
1 Magic (103)
M-Net City (115)
VUZU (116)
Universal Channel (117)
BBC Brit (120)
Comedy Central (122)
ITV Choice (123)
E! Entertainment (124)
FOX (125)
FOX Life (126)
WWE Channel (128)
BET (129)
MTV (130)
Lifetime Entertainment (131)
CBS Reality (132)
Africa Magic Showcase (151)
Africa Magic Urban (153)
Africa Magic Family (154)
Africa Magic Hausa (156)
Africa Magic Yoruba (157)
Africa Magic Igbo (159)
ROK 3 (164)
ROK 2 (169)
Televista (194)
Trybe (195)
Telenovellas
Telemundo (118)
EVA (141)
EVA + (142)
Zee World (166)
Star Life (167)
Movie Channels on DStv Premium
M-Net Movies Smile (105)
M-Net Movies Action + (106)
M-Net Movies Premiere West (108)
M-Net Movies Action (110)
M-Net Movies All Stars (111)
Studio Universal (112)
TNT Africa (137)
M-Net Movies Zone (139)
Africa Magic Epic (152)
ROK (168)
B4U Movies (451)
Documentary, Lifestyle and Education
Discovery Channel (121)
Discovery TLC Entertainment (135)
Discovery Family (136)
Real Time (155)
CBS Justice (170)
Discovery ID (171)
BBC Lifestyle (174)
Food Network (175)
Fashion One (178)
National Geographic Channel (181)
NatGeo Wild (182)
CuriosityStream (185)
The History Channel (186)
Spice TV (190)
Sports CHannels on dstv
WWE Channel. (128)
SuperSport Blitz (220)
SuperSport 1 (221)
SuperSport 2 (222)
SuperSport 3 (223)
SuperSport 4 (224)
SuperSport 5 (225)
SuperSport 6 (226)
SuperSport 7 (227)
SuperSport 8 (228)
SuperSport 9 (229)
SuperSport 10 (230)
SuperSport 11 (231)
SuperSport 12 (232)
News and Commerce
BBC World News (400)
CNN International (401)
Sky News (402)
Al Jazeera (406)
CGTN News (409)
CNBC Africa (410)
Bloomberg Television (411)
EuroNews (414)
CNC World (415)
Arise News (416)
Kids and Teens
Cartoon Network (301)
Boomerang (302)
Disney channel (303)
Disney Channel XD (304)
Nickelodeon (305)
Cbeebies (306)
NickJr (307)
NickTOONS (308)
Disney Junior (309)
Jim Jam (310)
PBS Kids (313)
Da Vinci Learning (318)
Mindset (319)
Music Channels
POP Central (189)
MTV Base (322)
Hip TV (324)
TRACE Naija (325)
AFRO Music English (326)
Sound City (327)
Urban TV (328)
Trace Gospel (332)
Local Channels
Ebony Life TV (165)
NTA I (251)
Silverbird (252)
AIT (253)
Channels (254)
MiTV (255)
Lagos TV (256)
ONMAX (257)
Galaxy TV (258)
Wazobia Max (259)
OGtv (260)
Arewa 24 (261)
WAP TV (262)
NTA 2 (369)
NTA parliament (370)
TVC News Nigeria (418)
NTA News 24 (419)
Religion
FAITH (341)
Day Star (342)
TBN (343)
SBN (345)
IQRAA (346)
Islam Channel (347)
Eternal Word Television Network (348)
Dove TV (349)
Lumen Christi (350)
Emmanuel TV (390)
TV Mundial (P) (680)
HD Channels
M-Net West HD (101)
1 Magic HD (103)
M-Net Movies Smile HD (105)
M-Net Movies Action+ HD (106)
M-Net Movies Premiere West HD (108)
Studio Universal HD (112)
Discovery Channel HD (121)
WWE Channel HD (128)
Discovery TLC Entertainment HD (135)
Discovery Family HD (136)
Africa Magic Showcase HD (151)
Maisha Magic East HD (158)
Discovery ID HD (171)
SuperSport 1 HD (221)
SuperSport 2 HD (222)
SuperSport 3 HD (223)
SuperSport 4 HD (224)
SuperSport 5 HD (225)
SuperSport 6 HD (226)
SuperSport 7 HD (227)
SuperSport 8 HD (228)
SuperSport 11 HD (231)
SuperSport 12 HD (232)
Newzroom Afrika HD (405)
Nigerian Channels Only On Dstv
Africa Magic Showcase. (151)
Africa Magic Epic. (152)
Africa Magic Urban. (153)
Africa Magic Family. (154)
Africa Magic Hausa. (156)
Africa Magic Yoruba. (157)
Africa Magic Igbo. (159)
ROK 3. (164)
ROK. (168)
ROK 2. (169)
POP Central. (189)
Spice TV. (190)
Televista. (194)
Trybe. (195)
ONMAX. (257)
HIP TV. (324)
Sound City. (327)
Other African Channels
Maisha Magic East (158)
Maisha Magic Bongo (160)
eTV Africa (250)
K24 (275)
Adom TV (280)
Clouds Plus (294)
Wasafi TV (296)
TRACE Mziki (323)
Fiesta TV (329)
Missing Dominion TV (364)
SABC News (404)
Newzroom Afrika (405)
Joy News (421)
European and Asian Cahnnels
RAI International (430)
TV5 Monde Afrique (437)
EuroNews French (438)
EuroNews German (445)
Deutsche Welle (446)
CCTV 4 (447)
CGTN Documentary (448)
CGTN French (449)
CCTV Entertainment – Mandarin Entertainment Channel (480)
China Movie Channel (481)
Shanghai Dragon TV (482)
Hunan TV (483)
Zhejiang TV (484)
Phoenix News and Entertainment (485)
RTPi (P) (525)
Indian Channels
NDTV 24×7 (413)
Audio Channels
DMX-Adult Contemporary (751)
DMX-Today’s Hits (752)
DMX-Y2K Hits (753)
DMX-70’s Hits (754)
DMX-80’s Hits (755)
DMX-Familiar Favourites (756)
DMX-Soft Hits (757)
DMX-Love Songs (758)
DMX-Metro Blends (759)
DMX-Cityscapes (760)
DMX-Groove Lounge (761)
DMX-House Party (762)
DMX-Power Hits (763)
DMX-Dance (764)
DMX-Trots Afrikaans (765)
DMX-Campus Rock (766)
DMX-Alternative Rock (767)
DMX-Hard Rock (768)
DMX-Classic Rock (769)
DMX-Golden Oldies (770)
DMX-90’s Hits (771)
DMX-Classic R&B (772)
DMX-Urban Adult Contemporary (773)
DMX-Urban Beat (774)
DMX-Reggae (775)
DMX-Modern Country (776)
DMX-Traditional Country (777)
DMX-Gospel (778)
DMX-African Rhythms (779)
DMX-Italian Contemporary (780)
DMX-Smooth Jazz (781)
DMX-Classic Jazz (782)
DMX-Blues (783)
DMX-Beautiful Instrumentals (784)
DMX-Contemporary Instrumentals (785)
DMX-The Light (786)
DMX-Light Classical (787)
DMX-Arias and Overtures (788)
DMX-Chamber Music (789)
DMX-Symphonic (790)
DMX-French Contemporary (791)
BBC World Service English (850)
BBC World Radio 2 (851)
BBC African Languages (852)
Voice of America (853)
World Radio Network (854)
Channel Islam Internationale (865)
Radio France Internationale (866)
RAYFM (868)
Star (869)
Rhythm (870)
TransAfrica Radio (872)
For more information concerning DStv please visit the DStv official website below.
DStv Website: https://www.dstvafrica.com/en-ng
DSTV Nigeria Customer Care
You can contact DStv Nigeria via a variety of ways. Below are some of the channels through which you can contact DStv Nigeria.
DStv Nigeria Address
Multichoice Nigeria Limited,
Plot 1381, Tiamiyu Savage Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
DStv Customer care line: +2348039003788
DStv SMS code: 30333
Whatsapp Line: +2349082368533
To connect with DStv on Whatsapp, save the above number then get your Smartcard Number & Surname ready. Next, simply say Hi and follow the prompts to connect.
DStv USSD Code: *288#
With the above DStv USSD, you can check your balance, clear error codes, view your last four transactions, transfer funds between your accounts, reconnect packages, etc.
DStv Twitter Handle: https://twitter.com/DStvNg
DStv Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dstvng?fref=ts
DStv Mobile App
Currently, there are two versions of the DStv mobile app available to DStv subscribers. One is the do it yourself app called MyDStv app which allows users to take total control of their DStv account.
The second DStv mobile app is the DStv Now app. This app is just for streaming services enabling subscribers to stream DStv programs live on their Mobile devices.
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MyDStv App
Multichoice has replaced the erstwhile DStv mobile with a new do it all yourself mobile app. This app is available for both Android users and iPhone users.
With The DStv Mobile app called MyDStv app, you can virtually manage your DStv account yourself without having any need to visit DStv office or contact DStv Customer care.
Things you can do with MyDStv app
♦Manage your personal information, change your privacy settings, upload a profile photo etc.
♦Check your balance to know how much you owe or have left on your subscription.
♦Make Payments easily and to always stay connected to your favourite programs on DStv. You cannot only pay for your own DStv subscription but can also subscribe for your friends.
♦Fix errors appearing on your TV screen with ease.
♦Retrieve your DStv account details such as Smart card number etc when you forget it.
♦Upgrade or Downgrade your current Package easily.
♦Stream your favourite TV programs live.
DStv Subscription
Right now there are many channels through which you can pay your DStv subscription without any stress. You can pay through bank, MyDStv app, other payment apps, online banking, Mobile banking apps, USSD code etc.
Ofcourse, you can still make your DStv payment via their offices and outlets across the country.
You can make your DSTv payment with these apps, JumiaOne, Palmpay, Opay, Zotto, etc.