Baffa dan Najeriya

Baffa dan Nageriya (Hausa for 'Nigerian Jewel') is an upcoming national selection process for Nigeria in the Own Africavision Song Contest. The first edition is expected to take place in preparation for the Own Africavision Song Contest 3.

History
Nigerian Television Authority first announced that a national selection would take place to select the aritst for the Own Africavision Song Contest 1 for Nigeria, however due to the COVID-19 global pandemic starting to spread amongst Africa and flights being cancelled, the NTA were forced to announce the cancellation of "Onye Nnọchi Anya Don Nàìjíríà" on 14th April 2020. No further update on this selection has been announced since.

On 30th April 2020, NTA revealed a graphic design for "Baffa dan Najeriya" with some vague plans for the upcoming national selection which, at that stage, would most likely have occured in March 2021.

One month later, on 30th May 2020, NTA revealed further plans for Baffa dan Najeriya 1 after the 'unfortunate and undeserved' non-qualification of Tolani and Reekado Banks with "Ba mi lo" at the Own Africavision Song Contest 1. It was stated that the selection is expected to occur in late 2020, in preparation for the Own Africavision Song Contest 3, having been brought forward by around six months, stating that an internal selection would take place for the second edition and depending on the result, a potential internal selection for the third edition, however, NTA stated that this was 'unlikely'. The broadcaster also revealed that the first edition of Baffa dan Najeriya would be hosted in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, at the Abuja International Confrence centre, and that there would be 10 entries competing to represent Nigeria. It was also announced that two of these acts would be Tolani and Reekado banks after their 'unfortunate and undeserved' non-qualification at the Own Africavision Song Contest 1. The statement closed by stating that the host will be announced on 31st May 2020.