Nigerian Listeners React to Trump’s VOA Hausa Closure

VOA Hausa’s research estimated a weekly audience of 16.9 million for its programmes.

Listeners of the popular Voice Of America (VOA) Hausa radio service in Northern Nigeria and other neighbouring countries have turned to other stations for their news updates after the radio station stopped transmitting.

The station was affected by a recent executive order by US President Donald Trump.

Mr Trump announced an executive order on 15 March, to effectively dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, which…