Nigeria has received its first Emmy nomination for the investigative documentary, Sweet Sweet Codeine.
It is nominated in the News and Current Affairs category.
Nigerian journalist, Ruona Meyer, announced this in a tweet on Tuesday.
“Guys, I am still taking it all in but…here goes: Sweet Sweet Codeine has just got an #emmys2019 NOMINATION for News and Current Affairs, the FIRST for the BBC World Service and #Nigeria! CONGRATULATIONS, Team Africa Eye!” she wrote.
She continued: “But seriously… CONGRATULATIONS to you, my fellow Nigerians. This is Nigeria’s first Emmy nomination so the celebration is for us all! 👏👏👏👏.”
Sweet Sweet Codeine was released in 2018.
Presented by Ruona Meyer for BBC Africa Eye, the documentary exposed the damaging impact of the addictive codeine on Nigerians, especially youth.
The undercover investigation led to the ban of codeine in Nigeria.
It had earlier won the One World Media Television Documentary Award.
