Mansur Liman, editor of BBC Hausa, today unveiled the “responsive design” upgrade of the BBC Hausa website at NigeriaCom in Lagos, today. The presentation took place at Function Room 1, The Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, at 12.30.
“The BBC Hausa mobile site was launched in Responsive Design in January 2013 when it was among the very first non-English-language African sites in Responsive Design,” the BBC stated.
“With the launch of a “responsive” BBC Hausa mobile website all users coming to the site are automatically routed to the mobile optimised version, thus getting the best possible user experience their device can deliver.”
According to the BBC, more than 95 per cent of bbchausa.com users visit the site via mobile phones, on hundreds of different models in any given week.
BBC Hausa is part of BBC World Service, an international multimedia broadcaster which delivers a wide range of language and regional services on radio, TV, online and via wireless handheld devices and uses multiple platforms to reach its weekly audience of 192 million globally, including shortwave, AM, FM, digital satellite and cable channels. Its news sites include audio and video content and offer opportunities to join the global debate.