THE ROLE OF TELEVISION DRAMA IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY (NTA) SUPER STORY “OH FATHER OH DAUGHTER”

Television if used appropriately, is an effective instrument through which a nation can develop and reach to the next level. As we all know that drama or any educational programme like Super Story, Nnenna and friend should be used to awaken people’s mind and consciousness in building our nation. The study will be using  the content analysis research design of the qualitative research method as a major to data collection and analysis using NTA Programme Super Story Oh father Oh daughter as a case study. To make this research work effective, Interview method and focus Videos and photography will be administered. The study finds that positive television programmes educate, entertain, enlighten and develop the audience. This research also will recommend that television programme for children and adult should be thoroughly scrutinized and screened by parents and media house should aimed at imbibing positive behaviours, values, norms and didactic themes to enhance a positive behaviour all round development of the viewer because the children of today are notably more smart and knowledgeable than their predecessor. A few decades back, one of the major factors which have led to this enlightenment is the TV of today. Children love watching television and gather knowledge through this medium. Without doubt, it is far easier on the memory of the kid to retain some idea of the narrative or lecture if accompanied by the visual.