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COMMUNICATION SECTOR
BY
INUWA ISHAQ INUWA
AND
ABUBAKAR MUHAMMAD YOLA
CENTRE FOR GENERAL STUDIES, SA’ADATU RIMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION KUMBOTSO, KANO.
1. COMMUNICATION
2. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SECTOR IN NIGERIA
3. IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIAN ECONOMY FROM (1999-2013)
4. NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION COMMISSION
5. PROBLEMS OF COMMUNICATION COMMISSION
6. NIGERIAN ICT POLICY
COMMUNICATION
Communication is the process of sending information from one end to the other, which is from sender to the receiver. Communication is derived from the two words, that is the prefix ‘co’ meaning two, and mmunication to mean sharing of meaning. We can deduce that communication only takes place when there is understanding between sender and the receiver. Communication serves as an instrument or a vehicle of social interaction. It helps us to understand ourselves, keep in touch with other people, understand them and be able to predict their response to situation. It is a means by which power is acquired, exercised and sustained. It provides a means by which people in business, politics and other professionals exchange information and an idea, develop plans, proposals and policies, makes decision and manage people and materials.
FORMS OF COMMUNICATION
Communication starts with an intra-personal communication, then inter-personal and Mass communication upon which all forms of communication lies within.
INTRA-PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Intra-personal communication is the communication within oneself that take effect through the sensory organs. Early humans used their senses to help them understand their world and to develop perception and judgment. They learned that on a hot, rainy day, they could seek shade to cool off. When it was cold, they build a fire. The process of sunlight entering the eye and communicating brightness to the central nervous system, the tactile sense organs communicating the feeling of cool air, the thought process of deciding whether to
COMMUNICATION SECTOR
BY
INUWA ISHAQ INUWA
AND
ABUBAKAR MUHAMMAD YOLA
CENTRE FOR GENERAL STUDIES, SA’ADATU RIMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION KUMBOTSO, KANO.
1. COMMUNICATION
2. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SECTOR IN NIGERIA
3. IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIAN ECONOMY FROM (1999-2013)
4. NIGERIAN COMMUNICATION COMMISSION
5. PROBLEMS OF COMMUNICATION COMMISSION
6. NIGERIAN ICT POLICY
COMMUNICATION
Communication is the process of sending information from one end to the other, which is from sender to the receiver. Communication is derived from the two words, that is the prefix ‘co’ meaning two, and mmunication to mean sharing of meaning. We can deduce that communication only takes place when there is understanding between sender and the receiver. Communication serves as an instrument or a vehicle of social interaction. It helps us to understand ourselves, keep in touch with other people, understand them and be able to predict their response to situation. It is a means by which power is acquired, exercised and sustained. It provides a means by which people in business, politics and other professionals exchange information and an idea, develop plans, proposals and policies, makes decision and manage people and materials.
FORMS OF COMMUNICATION
Communication starts with an intra-personal communication, then inter-personal and Mass communication upon which all forms of communication lies within.
INTRA-PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Intra-personal communication is the communication within oneself that take effect through the sensory organs. Early humans used their senses to help them understand their world and to develop perception and judgment. They learned that on a hot, rainy day, they could seek shade to cool off. When it was cold, they build a fire. The process of sunlight entering the eye and communicating brightness to the central nervous system, the tactile sense organs communicating the feeling of cool air, the thought process of deciding whether to
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