Nigeria reaches polio-free landmark
Nigeria makes a vital step towards being declared polio free in 2017, after marking a year without a recorded case of the disease.
BBC
Habari Zinazoendana
9 years ago
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Nigeria reaches polio 'milestone'
The World Health Organization is set to remove Nigeria from the list of polio endemic countries, a 'milestone' on the path to eradicating the paralysing viral infection.
9 years ago
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VIDEO: Nigeria close to eradicating polio
Until recently there were three countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria - where polio was endemic, now there remain just two.
5 years ago
BBCSwahili19 Feb
Polio: 'Sikuiamini chanjo mpaka mtoto wangu alipopata polio'
Mwanaume aliyekuwa anawafukuza wahudumu wa afya nyumbani kwake nchini Nigeria, sasa amekuwa muhamasishaji wa chanjo
10 years ago
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VIDEO: Ebola reaches Nigeria oil hub - in 15 seconds
Nigeria confirms its first Ebola death outside Lagos. Here's the story in 15 seconds.
10 years ago
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Nigeria to be declared Ebola-free
The World Health Organization is expected to declare Nigeria officially free of Ebola on Monday, after six weeks with no new cases.
10 years ago
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Abducted girls 'free in Nigeria'
Some of the schoolgirls abducted in April by Islamist militants are now free, Nigeria's military tells the BBC.
10 years ago
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VIDEO: WHO to declare Nigeria Ebola free
The WHO is expected to declare Nigeria free from Ebola on Monday with no reported cases of the virus for six weeks due to a rapid and thorough response from healthcare professionals.
9 years ago
BBC![](http://c.files.bbci.co.uk/D27A/production/_86928835_gettyimages-129063090.jpg)
Nigeria U-23 coach Samson Siasia's mother free
The mother of Nigeria Under-23 coach Samson Siasia is released after being kidnapped by gunmen 12 days ago.
9 years ago
BBC28 Oct
Nigeria troops free Boko Haram captives
The Nigerian army has freed 338 people held by Boko Haram near the group's north-eastern stronghold, local officials say.
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