Muslimah Foundation, with support from the US Embassy, Abuja is organising a COVID-19 radio response with the objective of increasing awareness of COVID-19 in nine northern states of Nigeria by:
- Airing sensitization radio messages in 15 languages and airing them for two months in state radio stations
- Broadcasting a live radio programme once a week for a period of two months with the Federal Radio Corporation AM service in Hausa
The radio stations and languages are:
SN | STATE | STATIONS | LANGUAGES |
1 | ADAMAWA | FOMBINA FM, YOLA | FULFULDE, HAUSA, BACHAMA |
2 | BORNO | PEACE FM, MAIDUGURI | KANURI, HAUSA, BURA, SHUWA ARAB, MARGHI |
3 | GOMBE | AMANA FM, GOMBE | FULFULDE, HAUSA, TANGALE, TERA |
4 | KADUNA | FRCN, KADUNA/ KARAMA FM | HAUSA, KAJE, PIDGING |
5 | KANO | PYRAMID, KANO | HAUSA, PIDGING |
6 | KATSINA | COMPANION FM, KATSINA | HAUSA, FULFULDE |
7 | KEBBI | EQUITY FM, BIRNIN KEBBI | HAUSA |
8 | NIGER | POWER FM, NIGER | HAUSA,GWARI, NUPE |
9 | YOBE | YBC, DAMATURU | FULFULDE, HAUSA, KANURI, BOLE, KAREKARE |
10 | KADUNA | FRCN KADUNA | HAUSA LIVE DISCUSSION PROGRAMME |
The live radio programme on FRCN, Hausa Service, Kaduna is aired every Wednesday at 8am. The topics and panelists are: