NBC Grants Nigeria's First Women Radio Station Licence

Following months of speculation, it is official that Nigeria’s first radio station for women and the family will be going live on the airwaves soon.

Dr. Toun Okewale Sonaiya, Director St. Ives Communications

Sources say the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) recently issued a broadcasting licence to St. Ives Communications as operator of a specialised radio station for women.

And as the people gear up for its launch, it’s been noted that the station will be the first of its kind in Nigeria.

Findings have also revealed that the initiatives of the project are Dr. Tunde Okewale, Chief Medical Director at St. Ives Specialist Hospital, Lagos; as well as veteran broadcast journalist, Toun Okewale Sonaiya, Director St. Ives Communications.

Dr. Wale, as he is fondly called, is said to have been inspired to conceive the idea of a radio station for women having worked and related closely with female clients in his career. This experience led to his understanding of the plight of Nigerian women, and their struggle to be heard.

“He felt a need to fill an obvious gap in the Nigerian broadcast industry,” our source says.
Okewale added that the brains behind the ‘gender-sensitive’ radio station believe the initiative will improve the lot of the Nigerian woman by the time the station goes live.

As the radio station prepares to commence operations, it promises to provide a platform to engage on key issues revolving around local, national and international relevance for Nigerian women.
Its programming will be targeted towards the advancement and social wealth of Nigerian women and their families.

The radio station will reportedly provide the womenfolk access to truly quality, informative and entertaining programming cutting across business, politics, sports, news and entertainment from the women perspective.

Also, we were told that the radio station will not only focus on women, but also cater to the interests of the male gender and the entire family, but especially highlighting issues important to women.

Further developments on this will be made available soon.

Given this move though, it is clear that the women folks are steadily getting higher in their quests to be heard. A similar station, however, already exists (Inspiration FM, Lagos) and it caters to family and lifestyle.

Naij.com