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UI Students Visit Radio Nigeria Facility

By Web News 281

By Rotimi Famakin

Twenty-three postgraduate students from the Communication and Language Arts department, University of Ibadan, have embarked on an excursion to the broadcasting House of Radio Nigeria, Dugbe, Ibadan.

The students who were led by a senior lecturer in the institution, Dr Francis Amenaghawon who was a former principal officer at Radio Nigeria, were briefed on the various activities of the corporation.

Addressing the students, Deputy Director, News and Current Affairs Department, FRCN, Ibadan, Mr Adewumi Faniran said Radio Nigeria has nine stations which form the Ibadan zonal station.

Mr Faniran maintained that Dr Amenaghawon until his return to the academia was a diligent staff who left an indelible mark.

He encouraged the students to  be good representatives of their institution and parents.

During their attendance of the editorial conference of the news department, Representatives of various units took turn to explain how they performed their duties on daily basis.

Some of the students, including Fikayo Oyewole and Aliu AbdulRasheed, said FRCN, Ibadan, was a trailblazer, whose professionalism was unequal. 

They noted that the visit had further broadened their horizon on radio broadcast.

In a remark, Dr  Amenaghawon said Radio Nigeria remained the hub for broadcast learning in Nigeria.

 He urged the Management of the Corporation to prioritise the training of staff to meet the current competition in Nigeria’s broadcast industry.

The students were also conducted around various facilities in the corporation.

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Education

Excursions expose students to practical, in-depth information – School Administrator

By Web News 706

Exposure of students to various processes involved in news gathering and transmission will forever linger in the memory of the students of Unique Start School, Bethel, Egbeda in Ibadan, Oyo State as they embarked on an excursion to the Broadcasting House of Radio Nigeria, Dugbe in Ibadan.

The students including Inioluwa Adeleye, Oluwakemi Adegoke, Oluwafemi Olabode and Priscilia Akarame said they have gained more knowledge on the functions of numerous broadcast gadgets and facilities as well on how news and programmes were generated, processed and transmitted to the general public.

“I learnt a lot of things today. I learnt the functions of a reporter. I learnt the difference between a recording studio and a live studio.” Inioluwa Adeleye said.

“I learnt the difference between a school library and a library in the radio station and its benefits to mankind. I learnt about the Control Room, studio, and business room. I learnt that one must study the following subjects: Literature in English, English language and mathematics, and mass communication to be an effective broadcaster” the students added.

While speaking on the choice of FRCN for the excursion, the Director of the School, Mr Caleb Adeniran and the school’s Librarian, Mrs Florence Olafisoye said Radio Nigeria was the flagship of broadcast media in Oyo State.

The school’s administrators, who said parents and school proprietors should prioritize excursions for their students to broaden their horizons, urged Radio Nigeria to continue to demonstrate professionalism in the media to sustain its pacesetting status for other broadcast organizations.

Mr Adeniransaid, “I chose Radio Nigeria for the excursion because it is the first (Premier) FM station out of the Radio stations in Nigeria. Parents and school Management should yield to their inclination. The excursion is one of the lines of educating children. We call it co-curricular activities. Every day in the four walls of the classroom, we teach this and that. But we also know that education in school doesn’t stop there. We believe that education in school is just a fraction of the education of any child.

“Well as their teacher, I tend to achieve many things. At least for some students, they have in mind what they want to achieve in future. Coming here will give them an opportunity to choose the course or not. They learnt the subject they need to study in school that can qualify them for the course. They have been taught the course they need to study at the Polytechnic and University to become a journalist. So coming here today will go a long way because it will continue to come up in their memory. My advice to this wonderful media organization is that you are doing well. You are old in the system. I want you to come up with new programmes, new innovations. Strategize the more.” He added

The students numbering forty-one were conducted around the live and recording studio, departments, units and other operating facilities of Radio Nigeria, Ibadan Zonal Station.

Rotimi Famakin/Temidayo Adu 

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Education

Excursion Broadens Students’ Knowledge – Educationist

By Web News 864

No fewer than Thirty Arts Students of Al-Ameen comprehensive high school, Agbogangan, Oba Adeyemi Area in Oyo were on excursion to the broadcasting house of Radio Nigeria, Dugbe in Ibadan.

The students who were exposed to operations in the Reportorial unit, Control Room, Live and Recording Studios, News room, Library, and various broadcast gadgets also witnessed processes involved in news production and transmission to the general public.

Some of the students including Opeyemi Abdulazeez, Abdulsamod Ademola and Fatimoh Abdulwasiu while narrating their experiences said the excursion had not only motivated them to study harder but had broadened their horizon in broadcasting to explore.

In an interview, the head of Arts department of the school who led the students to Radio Nigeria, Mrs. Tosin Egbeniyi said the excursion was meant to create sense of worth in the students and have background knowledge on the career prospects in arts.

Mrs. Egbeniyi said the choice of Radio Nigeria for the excursion followed the exceptional professionalism and facilities at its disposal as a foremost broadcast institution in Nigeria.

Mrs. Egbeniyi who said parents should encourage their children in their chosen course also advised school administrators to take their students on excursion to expose them to many career opportunities.

Rotimi Famakin

Education

Learning should not be limited to the classroom – Educationist

By Web News 1693

As part of efforts toward broadening the horizon of young minds and raising the aspirations of students, the pupils of Police Children School 3, Iyaganku, Ibadan have embarked on an excursion to the Broadcasting House of Radio Nigeria, Dugbe, Ibadan.

The pupils were not only exposed to various processes involved in the transmission of news and programmes of Radio Nigeria but also saw facilities such as the live and recording studios, audio consoles, microphones, and lots of other facilities.

Speaking on the rationale behind the excursion, the school’s Assistant Head Teacher, Academics, Mrs Evelyn Anunukem said the exercise was meant to expose the pupils to areas of interest in carrier choice and development.

Mrs Anunukem who said learning should not be limited to the classroom alone however urged parents and school’s administrators to undertake excursions regularly to expose the pupils to occupational realities in order to motivate them.    

Some of the pupils expressed delight for the exposure given them.

They, however, appealed to the management of the school to sustain the programme for the benefit of the students.

Rotimi Famakin