History of Broadcasting in Nigeria
History of Radio Broadcasting In Nigeria The relay of the British empire service broadcast from Daventry, England by Lagos in 1932, marked the inception of Broadcasting in Nigeria. In 1936, the first Radio distribution service (RDS) ; Rediffusion was opened in Lagos. The Radio service distributed British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC London) programmes. The Federal Government established the Nigeria Broadcasting Service (NBS) On April 1, 1951. In 1952, the existing Radio Distribution Service formed the foundation of the new NBS, with its headquarters in Lagos. A motion was introduced in the parliament on August 23, 1954 calling for the establishment of a corporation to take over activities of the Nigeria Broadcasting Service due to the spate of criticism from the press and the public that NBS was a government mouthpiece. After about two years of debates, the Nigeria Broadcasting Service (NBS) was converted into Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on April 1, 1957 b...