The services was funded by the  United Kingdom Government through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) with an investment of 289 million pounds.

[8] The news outlet will report news from a fair point of view in addition with trending topics in sports, entertainment, business, health, education and women purely in the Igbo language.

[13] Lastly, the broadcasting operation is fully digital  and it includes interesting short format audio, video, graphics and illustrations.

It will be a beacon for our journalism and as such I am delighted to announce our mentorship and internship scheme for up-and-coming journalists.

This is part of BBC's contribution to the growth of media best practice and professionalism in Nigeria, and the fight against ‘Fake News’ – and we’ll benefit from the young journalists’ insight into West Africa.