Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has stated that the newly licensed Fulani radio is to reach nomads across various locations in the country and to bring education closer to the herdsmen.

The Minister told Voice of Nigeria that the license was acquired to boost nomadic education in Nigeria.

The Minister also said the establishment of the Radio was to end the perpetual farmers-herders crises across Nigeria.

Adamu said ,the radio service will serve as a vehicle for social mobilisation and education ,in addition to interactive radio instruction methodology that will be adopted to reach the hard to reach areas

“Additionally, it will enhance our capacity to address crisis between herders and farmers with attendant consequences to loss of lives, destruction of productive assets, nomadic schools, facilities teaching and learning resources.” the Minister added.

The Amplitude Radio Service would operate on frequency of 720KHz,and would air in Fulani language, as the government believes that the radio is a viable means to reach nomads.

Earlier, The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Nomadic Education, Prof. Bashir Usman, said Hausa broadcasters have been contacted to develop programmes that would add to the commission’s effort towards mass education of the target group.


Source

https://www.von.gov.ng/newly-licensed-radio-will-educate-herdsmen-minister/