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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Nigeria releases Boko Haram suspects

    Over 200 detainees are handed over to the governor of Borno

  2. Nigeria reels after farmers' massacre

    Dozens of farmers were killed in Borno State during the weekend

  3. Nigeria pushes back on 'Christian genocide' claims

    Claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria spark a global debate and government pushback

  4. Nigeria President Visits Biafra Separatists Region

    Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari begins tour despite threats from Biafra separatists

  5. Nigeria President Buhari sworn in

    President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in for a second term during a low key ceremony

  6. Nigeria police rescue 'house of horrors' captives

    More than 300 people, mostly children were found in chains in a building in Kaduna

  7. Nigeria Plateau State Under Curfew Following Deadly Weekend

    About 86 people dead in clashes between farmers and herdsmen says Nigerian Government.

  8. Nigeria Parliament in lockdown

    Parliament was forced to go into lock down after the building was stormed by protesters

  9. Nigeria Opens First Dry Port in Kaduna

    Kaduna's container facility is linked by rail to Lagos.

  10. Nigeria on verge of being polio-free

    Nigeria to be declared free of the disease if no new cases are declared by August 21st

  11. Nigeria negotiates $346m arms deal with US

    The US weapons sale to Nigeria is likely to include precision bombs and rockets

  12. Nigeria moves to outlaw paying ransoms to kidnappers

    The senate passes a bill seeking to give a 15-year jail sentence to ransom payers

  13. Nigeria mass trials begin

    Boko Haram suspects in court; Liberia election nears; Ugandan independence assessed.

  14. Nigeria lifts Twitter ban

    The ban lasted seven months, but many Nigerians circumvented it using VPN software

  15. Nigeria intensifies efforts to stop spread of coronavirus after first case

    Officials trace over 100 people who had contact with Italian man who tested positive

  16. Nigeria in shock after dozens killed in church massacre

    Armed men with explosives attacked St Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state during Mass

  17. Nigeria elects Buhari for second Presidential term

    Incumbent President Buhari leads APC party to victory by a large majority

  18. Nigeria elections: The battle against disinformation campaigns

    Nigeria's electoral body prepares for a tide of disinformation ahead of the elections

  19. Nigeria Election Special

    Voters in Nigeria get ready to elect a successor to Muhammadu Buhari

  20. Nigeria edges towards wild polio-free status

    Nigeria was the last country on the continent to have a case of wild polio

  21. Nigeria COVID infection rate may be the highest on the continent

    Coronavirus antibodies survey suggests 4 million people in Lagos have had the virus

  22. Nigeria court drops some charges against separatist

    Supporters of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu see the ruling as a victory

  23. Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case

    The first case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa has been confirmed in Nigeria

  24. Nigeria commits to 'extensive' Police reforms

    As the #EndSARS movement grows, so does skepticism of the will to reform

  25. Nigeria classifies bandits as terrorist groups

    The military will have more power to fight bandits

  26. Nigeria challenger launches campaign

    Nigeria's Atiku Abubakar launches manifesto.

  27. Nigeria bans Shia group

    The ban has been labelled "a huge joke" by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria

  28. Nigeria bans SARS stop and search operations

    The special stop and search police unit has often been accused of mistreatment

  29. Nigeria Bans Codeine Cough Syrup

    Bans on production and import of codeine cough syrup after a BBC investigation

  30. Nigeria awaits election results

    Nigerians are waiting to hear the results of Saturday's presidential election

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