Tag: BBC World Service

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Op-Ed EditorJanuary 6, 2021

BBC World Service announces new daily podcast for Africa; launches podcast competition in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

The BBC World Service has announced a brand new daily news podcast for Africa, more episodes of The Comb podcast, ...

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Bernard DayoFebruary 20, 2018

[The Media Blog] BBC launches Igbo and Yoruba services in Nigeria

Two new language services have been launched by the BBC World Service for Igbo and Yoruba speakers in Nigeria and ...

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Bernard DayoDecember 22, 2017

[The Media Blog] BBC Appoints Toyosi Ogunseye as Head of Language Services for West Africa

In a bid to continue its expansion in Africa, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service has appointed Toyosi Ogunseye ...

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EditorAugust 22, 2017

[The Media Blog] BBC Pidgin, first of its kind…last of it?

We don land gidigba! That was the opening sentence as BBC World Service announced that it had begun its broadcast ...

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