Broadcast area | Benue State |
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Frequency | 95.0 MHz FM |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Mixed Tiv, Idoma and English language |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Benue Corporation Makurdi |
Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 8°33′22″N7°41′20″E / 8.556054°N 7.688765°E |
Links | |
Website | radiobenue |
Radio Benue 95.0 FM is a public radio station located in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, Nigeria. Established by the Benue State government in 1978, the station aims to inform, educate, and entertain the local population. [1]
Radio Benue was founded under Edict No. 14 of 1978, which came into effect on April 1, 1978. Since its inception, the station has faced various operational challenges while striving to serve the community. [2] [3]
The appointment of Terseer Mzuulga as managing director of Radio Benue has been authorized by Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia. [4] [5] [6]
Radio Benue broadcasts a diverse range of programs, including news, talk shows, music, and cultural content. The station primarily broadcasts in English language and several local languages, including Tiv and Idoma, to cater to its diverse audience. [7] [8]
Benue River, previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km2. Almost its entire length of approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) is navigable during the summer months. As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it flows. The name Benue comes from Binuwe, meaning 'Mother of Waters’ in the Batta language.
Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in the 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 and was among the seven states created at that time. The state derives its name from the Benue River initially called Ber-nor, a compound word in Tiv language which means river or lake of hippopotamus the name Ber-nor was corrupted to BENUE by colonial masters, the river is the second largest river in Nigeria after the River Niger. The state borders Nasarawa State to the North; Taraba State to the East; Kogi State to the West; Enugu State to the South-West; Ebonyi and Cross-Rivers State to the South; and has an international border with Cameroon to the South-East. It is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv, Idoma and Igede people. Minority ethnic groups in Benue are Etulo, Igbo, hausa and Jukun people etc. Its capital is Makurdi. Benue is a rich agricultural region; common crops cultivated in the state include oranges, yams, mangoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, soya bean, guinea corn, flax, sesame, rice, groundnuts and palm trees.
Northern Nigeria was an autonomous division within Nigeria, distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures. In 1962, it acquired the territory of the British Northern Cameroons, which voted to become a province within Northern Nigeria.
Makurdi is the capital of Benue State, located in central Nigeria, and part of the Middle Belt region of central Nigeria. The city is situated on the south bank of the Benue River. In 2016, Makurdi and the surrounding areas had an estimated population of 365,000.
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