The proposed Nigeria Police
Broadcasting Service (NPBS) would hit the Air Waves nationwide beginning from
November 28 2017 with a fund-raising ceremony at the International Conference
Centre, Abuja, its Chairman/CEO, Ediri Jerry Wesley has said.
Speaking in an interview with
journalists in Abuja, he commended the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim
Idris for working tirelessly despite his busy schedule to ensure the
realisation of the project.
Wesley said, “The NPBS will focus
on four areas of operations (TV, Radio, Online and Emergency Control Centre).
The project which is a Public Private Partnership with the Nigeria Police will
help to curb insecurity by prompt respond to emergency situations.
Unlike most broadcast
organisations, the NPBS will not source for commercial adverts for
sustainability, rather its survival will depend largely on sponsorship from
corporate organisations and well-meaning Nigerians, Wesley said.
He also threw information on
recruitment of personnel saying NPBS would poach professionals from world
broadcast organisations including the Cable News Network (CNN).
“About 5,000 young Nigerians will
be engaged and trained by 50 expatriate (Professionals from CNN, BBC and other
foreign media Organisations) for three years”, Wesley stated.
In order to reach all Nigerians
irrespective of their educational background, transmission will also be done in
both Pidgin English and other Nigerian Languages, he said.
He said, “The NPBS will focus on
four areas of operations (TV, Radio, Online and Emergency Control Centre). The
project which is a Public Private Partnership with the Nigeria Police will help
to curb insecurity by prompt respond to emergency situations.”
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