STATE-run radio Nigeria, which boasts being the largest radio network in Africa, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The radio, established in 1951, is the oldest in Nigeria and has a reputation for employing and training most of the country’s known broadcasters. The radio gave birth in 1962 to the Voice of Nigeria, the international service, broadcasting in English, French, Arabic, Hausa, Swahili and Fulani – all spoken on the African continent. The radio is an agency of the federal ministry of information. – AFP
Sunday July 1, 2001