Nigeria: BBC Hausa At 60 - So Far, So Good

3 April 2017
opinion

Jos — Discussing the lifestyle of a typical Hausa man cannot be complete without mentioning his attachment to radio. This hobby is as old as the origin of radio in Africa and the civilisation story of the Hausa man himself. With the creation of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria in 1933 by the British colonial government, named the radio diffusion service (RDS), enabled the general public the first opportunity to listen to the BBC foreign radio service broadcasts in different locations via loudspeakers.

The philosophical foundation the BBCHausa is not unconnected with its long survival and continued patronage by its many listeners. However, the number of staff it trained and injects into the Nigerian academic and social space keeps its glory intact. Why the BBC Hausa listeners develop a complete trust on all they hear on the station remains a topic for curiosity among many.

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