TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

CONTENT

1. Nigerian Traditional Means of Communication
2. Development of Postal, Telegraphic and Telephone Services as Provided by NIPOST and NITEL

Nigerian Traditional Means of Communication

Development and Means of Communication in Nigeria

In Nigeria, the earliest means of communication is the human voice. Communication then was based on the level of development at the time. Many other means of sending and receiving messages have been developed over the years.

Traditional Media of Communication include:

(i) Oral: This is the first means of communication to humanity. It involves face-to-face communication of information,

(ii) Town criers: The village government messengers often acted as town criers, disseminating news from the village head, chief, and other officials of the government to the citizens. This was the traditional equivalent of government radio and television announcement of today. The town criers use gongs or drum or even a megaphone to call the attention of the crowd before disseminating the information to the people.

(iii) Gongs: Gongs are hollow metals beaten with another metal to make announcements to members of a traditional community.