Jamilah tangaza biography of michael

  • Jamilah Tangaza is Head of BBC Hausa which connects the Hausa-speaking community across the globe, from villages in Northern Nigeria to diaspora audiences.
  • It generated a huge reaction in Nigeria and around the world.
  • Michael Peel, legal correspondent and former West Africa Jamilah Tangaza, head of BBC Hausa Service for Africa.

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    THE RESURRECTION OF CORPSOCRACY

    The day before yesterday we were told bygd the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, that her husband was not as ill as most of us believed and that despite his obvious challenges he has continued to "carry out his responsibilities".

    On the same day the media went to great lengths to convince us, without providing any pictures, that the President had resumed work and that he had had a series of fruitful and productive meetings with his Minister of Justice and the Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) respectively.

    They assured us that he would definately preside over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was scheduled to hold the following day.

    All of these assertions proved to be false. Buhari has now missed his FOURTH Federal Ececutive Council meeting in a row due to his chronic and debilitating ill health.

    Whoever is holding this poor, frail, sick and elderly man to ransom and keepin

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    Mobile internet in Nigeria: the 21st Century Invasion.

    Jamilah Tangaza is Head of BBC Hausa which connects the Hausa-speaking community across the globe, from villages in Northern Nigeria to diaspora audiences in Europe.

    Here she tells of a new initiative to connect rural Nigeria to the web and life of a young connected urbanite in London.

    I know that mobile phones rule my children's world but frankly they rule my world too. It also appears they are starting to rule some African rural communities as well.

    Mobile phones are becoming increasingly popular in Nigeria. However, usage is largely limited to voice calls and SMS, and for some areas, becoming connected to the internet can be a major challenge.

    When mobile technology really began to be taken seriously some two decades ago, no-one knew what the scale of the impact would be, in terms of communication, accessibility, convenience, or the nuisance they can sometimes become.

    Back in January as part of the SuperPower seas

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    BBC Hausa interview with President Yar'Adua

    BBC Hausa got a telephone interview in English and Hausa today with President Yar'Adua. It generated a huge reaction in Nigeria and around the world. Here is some background from Jamilah Tangaza, Editor of BBC Hausa.

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    By Jamilah Tangaza

    Nigeria has been a whirlwind of rumour and speculation over the last week. The speculation was driven by uncertainty over the whereabouts and state of health of President Yar'Adua. He has been out of the country for more than 50 days.

    The Hausa Service has an audience of 23 million people and they were contacting us, they were e-mailing us, they were texting us, they were blogging about us, and they were challenging us - "Please tell us what is happening with our President."

    They were saying things like, "We rely on you to provide us with the truth - and we want the BBC to tell us the truth about Yar'Adua."

    Senior government officials, who said he was receiving medical treatment in Saudi Ara

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