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The Secretariat/Coordinator
Nigeria Community Radio Coalition (NCRC)
c/o Institute for Media and Society
3, Emina Crescent,
Off Toyin Street,
P.O.Box 16181
Ikeja, Lagos,Nigeria.
Phone: +234 1- 8102261;
+234 803 307 9828
Email-imesoimeso@hotmail.com; info@nigeriacommmunityradio.org |
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We are a community of citizens and organizations committed to deepening development, to advancing pluralism of media and communication, to advocating emergence of a sustainable community radio sector in Nigeria.... read more |
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BROADCASTING POLICY STAKEHOLDERS' FORUM: CONTRIBUTION OF THE NIGERIA COMMUNITY RADIO COALITION
The desire of government to put in place a policy instrument for the broadcasting sector is a welcome development. In almost eighty years since broadcasting was introduced into Nigeria, there have been many policy processes involving diverse institutions. Several documents have emerged – in the form of white papers, laws, constitutions and policies – to define the positions of government at different periods.
Some of such documents compounded the problems they were meant to solve. Some others got overtaken by events and were on their way to the museum shortly after they were released. Some got stalled in the processing mills. Yet some others were not implemented, and the challenges that caused their existence remained. But we must note that several have been produced and implemented, giving birth to some of the... read more |
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Communiqué issued at the Nigeria Community Radio Stakeholders Conference held at the Royal Choice Inn, Makurdi, Nigeria, from 23 to 25 November 2009. A three-day Nigeria Community Radio Stakeholders Conference was held in Makurdi, Benue State, from November 23 to 25, 2009 as part of the struggle which culminated in the formation in 2005 of what is now known as the Nigeria Community Radio Coalition (NCRC). The Coalition was formed to sensitize and mobilize stakeholders and heighten advocacy to address the yawning gaps in the Nigerian broadcasting landscape that were and are still undermining democratic participation and efforts at national development.
The Conference, which theme was “Strengthening Advocacy, Re-energizing Community Capacity Building”, was organized by the Nigeria Community Radio Coalition with the support of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom. It was attended by participants drawn from Ministries, Departments and other agencies of Government; traditional rulers and other community leaders; the academia; Nigeria Union of Journalists; campus radio operators; community development associations; advocates of community radio and development communication; development..... read more |
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