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±«Óãtv Mobile Radio Service for Nigeria

Is the new mobile radio service for Nigerian listeners a practical tool or an expensive extravagance? And, listeners react to the continued silencing of ±«Óãtv Kinyarwanda.

A recently launched mobile radio service for Nigerians allows listeners to listen live to the ±«Óãtv World Service and ±«Óãtv Hausa on their mobile phones. For many residents who do not have access to internet resources, it is a welcome innovation. But for others, it is too expensive. Steve Martin, the ±«Óãtv World Service regional business development manager who helped to introduce the service, speaks to university student Mustapha Saeed and discusses whether the costs may deter some listeners.

The ±«Óãtv Kinyarwanda radio station continues to be silenced after the Rwandan government disputed the assertions of a ±«Óãtv television documentary on the 1994 genocide. Members of its audience lament the service which was they saw as a vital source of reliable news broadcasting. Plus, listeners in South Africa praise how a recent episode of The Conversation shed light on the blossoming arts and culture of their country.

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Mon 22 Jun 2015 01:50GMT

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  • Sat 20 Jun 2015 17:50GMT
  • Sun 21 Jun 2015 09:50GMT
  • Mon 22 Jun 2015 01:50GMT

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