Broadcasting in Nigeria: a Survey of Radio, Tv and Film Industry

Abstract

This study traces the history of the Nigerian broadcasting industry from the pre-colonial period to the present condition. The author's primary objective is to provide a description and appraisal of the Nigerian broadcasting for readers in both Nigeria and the United States. The study describes various aspects of the industry's operation, organizational structure, and the roles it plays in furthering the educational, political, economic and social interests of the Nigerian Society. Much of the information is based on the author's personal seven years' experience as a radio journalist with the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation from 1968 to 1975 and from other sources such as newspaper articles, texts, lectures and seminars. The conviction that such research should be done was increased when American friends, as well as Nigerians, pointed out that systematic and critical description of broadcasting in Nigeria would be interesting to them.