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Government licences 16 new private radio stations

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    Nigeria announced on Tuesday that it had licensed 16 new private radio stations in the country. The minister of information and national orientation, Jerry Gana, told a news conference in the capital Abuja that the new stations included the University of Lagos' radio station. Four of the new stations will broadcast specialised programs, including Atlantic FM broadcasting in French; Spectrum FM mainly for news; Brilla FM for sports, and the University of Lagos radio specialising in academic programmes for the university community. Three new stations will be in Abuja, while the other radios are located in various parts of the country. Nigeria liberalised radio and television broadcasting in 1992 and since then, many private stations have mushroomed.

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