Nigeria Info

Nigeria Info is a network of talk radio stations in Nigeria, broadcasting on 99.3 MHz in Lagos, 95.1 MHz in Abuja, and 92.3 MHz in Port Harcourt. Owned by Info FM Nigeria Limited, the stations broadcast local and international news with a blend of talk and sports shows, while addressing current affairs and topical issues in Nigeria.

Nigeria Info
Frequency
  • 99.3 MHz (Lagos)
  • 95.1 MHz (Abuja)
  • 92.3 MHz (Port Harcourt)
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Ownership
OwnerInfo FM Nigeria Limited
Links
Websitenigeriainfo.fm

History
Manager, Nigeria Info FM Abuja Femi D Amele shortly after receiving the NUJ 2021 Press Freedom Awards
Femi D Amele, manager of Nigeria Info in Abuja, with the NUJ Press Freedom Award 2021

Nigeria Info began in Lagos in 2011 and in Abuja on 30 November 2012. The network previously aired a five-hour weekday show hosted by Adenike Oyetunde.[1]

In 2021, the Abuja station, managed by Femi D Amele, received a Press Freedom Award[2] from the Nigeria Union of Journalists.[3]

In 2020, the National Broadcasting Commission fined Nigeria Info's Lagos station 5 million naira for a comment made on one of its programs that was deemed to be hate speech.[4]

References
  1. "Adenike Oyetunde,". Event / Speaker Platform. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. "NUJ holds 2020/2021 Press freedom lecture". Vanguard News. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. "NUJ Honours ARISE NEWS Channel, CBN, Kyari, Others". THISDAYLIVE. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. Onakoya, Toluwanimi (14 August 2020). "NBC fines Nigeria Info 99.3FM N5 million for "hate speech"". YNaija.

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