The former military leader and current president talks to The Africa Report about cleaning up government, his free universal education programme and development finance

Here are the men in the spotlight for governorship elections in five crucial geopolitical zones: the North East, South South, North West, South West and Middle Belt

The Africa Report looks at the promises and performances of the two top contenders for the February 2019 presidential race as they trade insults, outline their platforms and rally their regional bases. For analysts on both sides the election boils down to who do people trust to get Nigeria out of its doldrums

This year has seen a spike in African migrants sailing small wooden boats 1000 miles to the Canary Islands as the European Union and African nations cut off land routes to Italy through Libya, Niger and Algeria. Migrants say the deadly passage is one of the only viable options left

The main opposition candidate in Nigeria's upcoming elections in February has picked a running mate from the South-East region, a mostly non-voting Igbo area.