Nigeria Info is a network of talk radio stations in

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, broadcasting on 99.3 MHz in

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

, 95.1 MHz in

Abuja Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...

, and 92.3 MHz in Port Harcourt. Owned by Info FM Nigeria Limited, the stations broadcast local and international news with a blend of talk and sports shows, while addressing current affairs and topical issues in Nigeria.

History

Nigeria Info began in Lagos in 2011 and in Abuja on 30 November 2012. The network previously aired a five-hour weekday show hosted by

Adenike Oyetunde Adenike Dasola Oyetunde-Lawal, professionally known as Adenike Oyetunde (born March 5, 1986) is a Nigerian media personality, radio host, author, lawyer, social media influencer and life coach. She is the founder of Amputees United Initiative an ...

. In 2021, the Abuja station, managed by Femi D Amele, received a Press Freedom Award from the Nigeria Union of Journalists. In 2020, the

National Broadcasting Commission The National Broadcasting Commission is the broadcast regulator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The commission was set up on August 24, 1992, by Decree 38 of 1992 later amended as an act of the National Assembly by Act 55 of 1999 and now known ...

fined Nigeria Info's Lagos station 5 million naira for a comment made on one of its programs that was deemed to be hate speech.

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* {{coord missing, Nigeria Radio stations in Lagos