Radio Voice Of Nigeria Service Arabic

Voice of Nigeria came into existence Broadcasting Corporation ( NBC) which later became the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). Because of the importance attached to VON, the later Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa commissioned it with a 10KW HF transmitters which broadcast programmes for two hours a day. The broadcast were mainly targeted at West Africa and was done mainly in English and French Language.

Growing from stage to stage, VON later metamorphosed into an independent corporation on 5th January, 1990, when it was excited from the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria by Decree Number 15 of 14th May, 1991 with retroactive effect.

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“The Corporation shall, to the exclusion of any other broadcasting authority or any other body in Nigeria, be responsible for broadcasting externally, by radio, Nigeria’s view point – to any part of the world.”

OUR OFFICES

Voice of Nigeria has its Corporate Headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory at 6th and 7th Floor, Radio House, Herbert Macaulay Way Garki, PMB 5089, Abuja, Nigeria. In Lagos: Broadcasting House, Ikoyi. PMB 40003, Falomo, Lagos, Nigeria and a transmitting station at Ipakodo, Ikorodu,Lagos, Nigeria.

CORPORATE MISSION

According to decree number 15 of 14th May, 1991 which set up the corporation, the functions are to: Provide as a public service, in the interest of Nigeria, radio broadcasting services for global reception in such languages and at such times as the corporation may specify; erect, maintain and operate radio transmitting and receiving stations; enter into arrangements with the Federal or State Governments, companies, information centres, charitable organisations, foreign bodies or such other similar bodies for the purpose of obtaining information, licenses, right or privileged; collect, receive, produce or subscribe to the news agency of Nigeria, news or information in any part of the world and in the manner the corporation deems fit; acquire copyright; publish, print and reproduce any matter that may be conductive to the performance of any of its functions and offer for sale for commercial purpose any parts so published, printed or reproduced; produce, manufacture, purpose and acquire tapes, microphones, loudspeakers, gramophones, mechanical records and other similar equipment; provide facilities for the training, advancement and enhancement of the skill and efficiency of persons employed in its services; and carry out such other activities as are necessary or expedient for the full discharge of all or any of the functions conferred on it under this decree. Other functions are that: The Corporation shall ensure that its news and programme enhance Nigeria’s foreign policy and image.

STRUCTURE

Voice of Nigeria is a public service corporation and has full subvention fro the Federal Government of Nigeria. The law establishing the corporation provides for a two tier management, the board of directors and the board of management as the executive arm with the director general as the chief executive officer assisted by executive directors whoa are heads of various directorates.

DIRECTORATES

There are programmes, News, Engineering and Administration and Finance Directorates. All the directorates wok together to ensure the mandate of Voice of Nigeria is realised. In addition to these four directorate there are four Units in the office of the director general: Audit, Corporate Affairs, Legal Services and the IT Unit

BROADCASTING

Voice of Nigeria which started with prototype RCA 100KW HF transmitters, installed and commissioned in 1963 graduated to Brown Boveri Transmitters with antenna system in 1980.Von now has 250KW Thomcast AG Transmitters and is installed digital transmitters with rotating antennas at the new transmission Station, Lugbe, FCT, Abuja. VON, through the News and Programmes Directorate, covers national events comprehensively with Nigeria’s best interest in constant vie; it ascertain through news programmes and ideas that the position of Nigeria is constantly and adequately reflected. It also provides coverage of sub-regional, continental and international events; ascertaining that human and material resources available to the Corporation are adequately deployed to facilitate professional news production. At various times of the year, like during special religious and political holiday and events, special programmes are produced to mark the period. There is ‘ Looking Back’ which is an annual recap of events in the year.

DIGISTISATION

Voice of Nigeria commenced and operated for a long time on the analogue module. The Olympia Typewriters, the colonial Ampex Studio Recorders and the old and heavy Nagra machines were the features of this corporation. However, digitisation has taken root in VON and most of these broadcast equipment now adorn our small museum. VON commenced with computerisation, this has made computer available on almost all tables. Then digital were built by dismantling the old analogue studios. In Abuja, new digital studios are being built. Voice of Nigeria now has functional website http://www.voiceofnigeria.org and audio streaming of programmes has commenced.

ZONAL OFFICES

Voice of Nigeria was established to “provide as a public service, in the interest of Nigeria, radio broadcasting services for global reception.” To achieve this mission, VON embarked on the established of zonal offices the six geo-political zones of the country. In the North West, Kano State hosts our zonal office while Gombe State host VON in the North East. In the South-South geopolitical zone, Cross Rivers State host VON in the hospitable town of Calabar. Efforts are on to establish zonal offices in the other zones.

PLANNING

Regularly, Voice of Nigeria organises Planning Conferences where programmes and activities of the corporation are reviewed. This conferences often focuses on the News and Programmes Directorate. The planning conferences comes up before every new programmes schedule is working out. Annually, however, a management retreat is organised. It provides an opportunity to have a wholesome review of the activities of the corporation, reposition the organisation to meet new challenges and create a road map for the corporation’s mission and vision amidst the new realities. The report of he 2005 VON retreat has been printed because it was a landmark document which the staff have titled Vision 2005-1010.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Voice of Nigeria, as the sole agency for international broadcasting in Nigeria, has also taken steps to have cordial relationship with similar bodies all over the world. VON is currently having memoranda of understanding with Radio France International, Radio Deutsche Welle, and Radio Sudan. Several other are in the signing stage while staff exchange with many of these stations has become a regular practice.