Dr. Dan Gasama, Director of Public Health, FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, FCT-HSES, disclosed this at a community outreach to commemorate the 2026 World Tuberculosis Day on Saturday in Abuja.

The outreach was organised by FCT-HSES, Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, NTBLCP, and other partners.

Gasama said TB mortality had reduced by about 64 per cent over the years, noting that the disease remained a major public health concern globally and nationally.

“Globally, an estimated 10.7 million people fell ill with TB, with about 1.23 million deaths, including 150,000 among people living with HIV.

“With a prevalence of 219 per 100,000 population, Nigeria remains among high TB burden countries, while the FCT accounts for about 16,000 cases annually,” he said.

He added that Nigeria recorded over 467,000 TB cases in 2025, the highest ever, attributing improved detection to strengthened surveillance and community outreach.

According to him, early detection and proper treatment have contributed to the 94 per cent treatment success rate recorded in the territory.

Gasama said the FCT Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme also recorded significant progress in 2025, identifying over 40,171 presumptive cases, out of which 3,679 were confirmed and notified.

He explained that the 2026 commemoration focused on taking TB awareness, screening and treatment services to high-burden communities.

Hundreds of residents of Mabushi community benefitted from free screening for TB, malaria and other ailments, while medications were distributed and severe cases referred to hospitals.

In a goodwill message, Dr. Jenny Momoh, representing the World Health Organisation, WHO, FCT Coordinator, Dr Jibrin Alkasim, reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to ending TB.

She highlighted progress in diagnostics, treatment and community-centred care, while stressing the need for sustained investment and collaboration.

“Ending TB requires sustained investment, innovation and a strong multisectoral response that leaves no one behind,” she said.

Also speaking, Mrs Teresa Jatau, Programme Manager of TB Network, underscored the role of communities in combating the disease.

She urged residents to embrace early testing and adhere to treatment, noting that TB is curable when detected early.

The 2026 World Tuberculosis Day is themed: “Yes, we can. We can end TB”.

Source: NAN

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He described the press as an “indispensable partner” in the nation’s journey towards economic stability, press freedom, and social cohesion.

At a meeting at the State House on Friday, the president said his government would help dismantle the fiscal hurdles and “digital cannibalisation” currently threatening the survival of the press.

He gave this assurance during an interfaith dinner with a high-level delegation from the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), led by the NPO President and Publisher of The Guardian, Lady Maiden Alex-Ibru.

The delegation also included industry leaders and patrons, among them Aremo Olusegun Osoba, publisher of Vanguard; Mr Sam Amuka, Chairman of THISDAY/ARISE News Channel; Prince Nduka Obaigbena; Chairman of Channels Television, Dr John Momoh; Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Alhaji Saliu Abdulhamid Dembos; former NPAN President and veteran journalist, Mr Ray Ekpu; President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr Eze Anaba; President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, Mr Danlami Nmodu, and President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Yahya Abdullahi, among others.

Also present were all executive members of NPAN, managing directors of media houses, top media practitioners across all platforms, and representatives of civil society.

President Tinubu said his government was already reviewing the tariff exemption list and would consider the inclusion of the items used by the media, such as newsprint, plates, chemicals, and radio and television broadcast equipment, which currently attract tariffs of 5 to 10 per cent.

If this happens, these items would enjoy a status similar to that of educational and research materials.

With the media industry reeling from skyrocketing newsprint and equipment costs, President Tinubu signalled his administration’s readiness to intervene by reviewing tariffs.

“You have the government’s full support, because we know how important your work is to the sustenance of democracy,” the president said.

Earlier, the Deputy President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, NPAN, and Publisher of BusinessDay, Mr Frank Aigbogun, in a speech delivered on behalf of the NPO, accused some tech companies of increasingly “scraping” proprietary creative content to train AI models, often by breaching digital paywalls.

Aigbogun requested the president to direct the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, to work with the media to investigate complaints that Big Tech dominance and anti-competitive practices were costing local media at least 70 per cent of its legitimate income, estimated by some sources at hundreds of millions of dollars, in addition to the loss of jobs and opportunities.

Before the president’s response, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said the government had already begun “engaging Big Tech,” companies including Meta and Google.

“The government will not allow anybody to come here, reap from our economy, and go away without giving back,” he said.

Among other dignitaries present at the meeting were Vice President Kashim Shettima, as well as senior aides and special advisers to President Tinubu.

It would be recalled that the NPO had, in January, written to the government and also published a statement complaining about the existential threat Big Tech operations pose to local media.

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The honourees are Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Chief Justice of Nigeria; Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, Pro-chancellor and chairman of council, University of Lagos; Dr. John Momoh, Chairman, Channels Media Group; Chief Tunde Fanimokun, Life Director, Folawiyo Group, and Sir Chief Kessington Adebutu.

Others include Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; Senate Majority Leader, Mrs. Esther Didi Wilson-Jack, Head of Service of the Federation;  Chief Bayo Ojo, SAN; Prof. Epiphany Azinge, the Asagba of Asaba; Mr. Kola Adesina and Chief (Mrs) Folasade Okoya.

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Eminent alumni and other distinguished personalities will be honoured at the association’s 55th anniversary dinner on Friday, October 17, 2025, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, is expected as the Special Guest of Honour,  while Olor’ogun Dr. Sonny Folorunso Kuku, the Ogbeni-Oja of Ijebuland also a recipient will be the chairman of the occasion.

In a statement on Sunday, the UNILAG Alumni President Worldwide and chief host of the event,  Engr. IfeOluwa Oyedele, said the occasion is a landmark event celebrating  excellence, camaraderie, and impactful contributions.

He said: “The event will bring together distinguished alumni, faculty members, and notable stakeholders to recognise individuals who have made significant contributions to the university’s development and societal progress.”

The anniversary dinner will feature a series of prestigious awards, including the Alumni Platinum, Distinguished Alumni, and Lifetime Achievement, which will be conferred on the chosen personalities.

The event will also be graced by royal fathers, academia, captains of industry, and the creme de la creme of the society.

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President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration is committed to unlocking the human and natural resource potential of Ogoniland, while ensuring the environmental and economic security of Nigerian communities.

The president stated this on Wednesday at the State House during a meeting with members of the Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers of Ogoni, Rivers State, led by King Samuel Nnee, Gbenemene Tai Kingdom and Paramount Ruler of Kpite Tai.

The president was responding to requests presented by the Ogoni leaders at the meeting, which was also attended by former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike; the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Engr. Abubakar Momoh; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris.

Among the requests to the president is the resuscitation of oil and gas production in Ogoniland, which comprises the Eleme, Khana, Gokana, and Tai local government areas of Rivers State.

We must heal the wounds of the past. We must live and prepare for the future of our children, and we must be committed to uplifting the livelihoods of our people in a free Nigeria.

“This is all part of the healing process for the Ogoni people. There is equally the Ogoni clean-up programme that I inherited. That will be pursued diligently and honourably. The number of people that we will empower will increase as time goes on.

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“I am glad that this meeting has emphasized peace and stability through the resuscitation of businesses in Ogoniland. Without these businesses, the recovery of this country will be adversely affected.

“Safety precautions, environmental and other challenges must be looked into, and we will certainly do that.

“My unwavering dedication to freedom for all people and the value of democratic governance has not diminished because I have been elected by the people, and I have to make the people the central focus of our governance of Nigeria,” the president stated.

Having appointed his official spokesperson and most recently, the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, from the area, the president committed to deepening collaboration with Ogoni leaders to create mutually-beneficial economic opportunities for Ogoniland and Nigeria at large.

“I am ready to work with the Ogoni people and engage with the Government of Rivers State and the people of Nigeria to ensure that we give all of you a bright future in this country,” the president affirmed.

President Tinubu commended the former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the FCT for his dedication to alleviating the plight of the Ogoni people.

“I share the same view about Ogoniland with the Minister of the FCT. He is very much concerned about the progress, peace, and stability of Ogoni people, and he has discussed this with me on a number of occasions, and I thank him for that,” the president said.

In his remarks, King Nnee commended President Tinubu for his numerous achievements within one year in office, highlighting the ongoing construction work on the Onne-Junction/Eleme-Junction axis of the East-West Road.

“Your unspeakable dedication to service and empathy are the propelling forces behind your prompt response to our people’s yearnings which the past administrations have persistently promised and failed to meet,” he said.

According to the Paramount Ruler of Kpite Tai, previous administrations were unable to resolve the pertinent issues associated with the shutting down of oil production in Ogoniland.

He informed the president that the Ogoni people are prepared for the commencement of oil and gas production in Ogoniland with the potential unbundling of OML 11 – bearing an additional production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day and 120 million cubic feet of gas per day.

”This will contribute $5 billion per annum to Nigeria’s GDP on an asset that is currently owned 100 percent by the NNPCL.

“The people-driven vision of the Ogoni Economic Rebirth Project is the matter of the moment among our kith and kin. Our people’s hope is glowing with the expectation that the time to revitalize the economic nerves of our land is now.

“Ogoni people are gifted, peace-loving, and hospitable, and our children are making an impact across all sectors, as well as the oil industry, from where they are prepared to bring their expertise to bear for the good of our people and the entire country,” the monarch said.

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The arrest was effected during a raid of his hideout at Filin Dabo, Dei-Dei area of the FCT.

According to the spokesman of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, Ibrahim Momoh was first arrested on 27th November, 2014 with cannabis sativa weighing 385.1kgs, prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on July 22, 2015 but while serving his jail term at Kuje, he escaped from prison custody on May 16, 2016.

Following credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives on November 20, 2022 stormed the warehouse of the fleeing ex-convict, Ibrahim Momoh, and recovered 81 jumbo bags of cannabis weighing 1,278kgs.

The store was located within his poultry farm in Dei-Dei area of the FCT.

Though Momoh was not around at the time, his warehouse manager, 55-year-old Ghanaian, Richard Forson Gordon, was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years in jail.

The agency thereafter declared Ibrahim Momoh wanted.

The manhunt for the drug lord paid off on November 5, 2023 when operatives again raided his hideout at Filin Dabo, Dei-Dei area of Abuja where he was arrested with 56.9kgs of cannabis sativa and 42.7 grams of Diazepam.

In another raid in the same area of the FCT on Monday November 13, a suspect Yusufa Ibrahim, 27, was arrested with 75.3kgs of cannabis.

Meanwhile, a massive operation in the forest of Efon Alaye in Efon local government area of Ekiti State on Saturday 18th November 2023 has led to the destruction of 52,500 kilograms of cannabis sativa covering over 21 hectares of farmland while a total of ninety two bags of same substance weighing 1,380 kilograms were recovered and another 250 bags weighing 3,000kgs stored in different huts on the farm were also burnt.

No fewer than 15 suspects were arrested on the farm during the operation.

They include: Okikiri Julius, 27; Ozoemene Friday Efajemu, 31; Tosin Ibrahim, 18; Israel Samuel, 25; Godwin David, 39; Friday Isaac, 19; Ayomide Igbekele, 18; Joshua Daniel, 27; Emmanuel Nwachukwu, 19; Emeka Onyeama, 31; Ani Augustine, 27; Obasi Ogbu, 32; Orsusue Peter, 23; Daniel Emmanuel, 18; and Yinusa James, 22.

In Ondo State, five persons including another wanted drug kingpin, Christopher Onyebuchi, 40, were arrested at New Bridge Compound, Idoani, on Wednesday November 15 and a total of 1,945 kilograms of cannabis recovered from them.

Others include: Olorunda Ojo, 52; Femi Tomoye, 22; Abdurahman Salahu, 29; and Momoh Jimoh, 31. Onyebuchi had earlier been arrested by NDLEA on March 25, 2022 with 89kgs of same substance but jumped bail after he was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Akure.

Operatives in the state also on Sunday November 12, raided Upemen Village in Owo where they recovered 1,834kgs of same substance with 273kgs also seized the previous day, Saturday, November 11, at Ipesi Akoko.

While NDLEA officers in Sokoto recovered 290kgs of cannabis from a female suspect, Fatima Salmanu, 20, at Gangaren Tashar, Illela Sokoto in Sokoto North local government area on Thursday, November 16, their colleagues in Edo State evacuated 808kgs of the same psychoactive substance stored in a forest at Igueben on Monday, November 13.

Not less than 231kgs of cannabis were recovered and five suspects arrested in a joint raid between NDLEA operatives and soldiers in Kwande council area of Benue state on Monday, November13.

Those arrested include: Denen Terhemba, 25; Liambee Iorhuna, 36; Iorhuna Sughnen, 20; Aboh Sonter, 23; and Msendoo Tyokaa, 36.

While operatives in Ogun State on Tuesday, November 14 arrested a suspect, Tony Jonah, at Abule Iroko, with cannabis sativa weighing 67kgs, those in Lagos arrested Chike Agu at Ago Palace way, Isolo with 364.3kgs of Loud, a variant of cannabis.

In Imo State, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Owerri -Onitsha Expressway on Monday, November 13 intercepted a truck marked XS 669KRD driven by one Orji Ifeanyi, 33.

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A search of the truck led to the seizure of 82,320 pills of opioids including Tramadol 225mg, and Diazepam as well as 32.5 litres of codeine cough syrup and 100 pieces of Molly weighing 49.62 grams.

The War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaign of the agency continued in equal measure in schools, markets, worship places and others across the country in the past week.

Some of them include: WADA advocacy lecture for Muslim faithful at Badagry Central Mosque, Badagry, Lagos; WADA sensitisation lecture for students of Government Science College, Wase, Plateau state; WADA sensitisation lecture for students of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Ogidi, Anambra State; WADA advocacy lecture at St. Thomas Grammar School, Otan Aiyegbaju, Osun; WADA advocacy lecture for students and staff of Government Junior Arabic Secondary School, Maigatari, Jigawa State as well as students and staff of Mainland Technical College, Oron, Akwa Ibom State.

While commending the officers and men of the FCT, Ekiti, Ondo, Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, Benue, Ogun and Imo commands for the arrests and seizures of the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) urged them and their compatriots across all formations of the agency to intensify the offensive action tempo against drug cartels as the yuletide season approaches while maintaining a balance with their drug demand reduction efforts.

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The Federal Ministry of Youth is to be re-assigned to a Minister-Designate soon.

The Ministers-Designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy have been reshuffled as follows: Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola is redeployed as the Minister of Marine & Blue Economy; Bunmi Tunji-Ojo is redeployed as the Minister of Interior and Sa’idu Alkali is redeployed as the Minister of Transportation.

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Furthermore, both Ministers of State in the Oil & Gas sector are now domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources with Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri as Minister of State (Oil), Petroleum Resources and Ekperipe Ekpo as the Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources.

The president approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as the Federal Ministry of Environment.

The changes were said to be with immediate effect.

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In a statement signed by DSP Tijani Momoh, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, ZPPRO, in the zone  comprising Edo and Delta, Nwazue said henceforth, anybody involved in land grabbing would be arrested and charged to court immediately.

Momoh said following the AIG’s stance and directive, operatives of the zone had arrested and arraigned one Peter Erhinwinoese, for conspiracy, forcible entry, malicious damage and stealing.

He said the arrest and arraignment of Erhinwinoese was subject to a petition from one Samson Aiwuyor, of Amagba community, Oredo local government area, LGA, of Edo.

He said that the petitioner had alleged that he bought a land measuring 100ft X 100ft from the said Erhinwinoese, who was a chairman of Amagba community.

“After the land was surveyed and obtained, I fenced the land and started carrying out fish farming business on it.

“However, Peter Erhinwinoese, who sold the land to me, led a group of boys to the land, destroyed the fence and prevented me from accessing my fish pond.

“Consequently some of my fish in the pond were stolen, while others died as a result of inaccessibility to feed them,” the ZPPRO quoted the petitioner.

He said that the AIG, on receipt of the petition, had ordered immediate investigation, which revealed that Erhinwinoese and his boys actually stole the fish, damaged and erected another fence.

He said that after a prima facie case of conspiracy, malicious damage and stealing was established against the suspect and others now at large, he was arraigned in court on Thursday, in compliance with the directive of the AIG.

He quoted Nwazue as saying that the zone would “sustain the tempo to ensure that sanity is completely restored as regards land grabbing” in the zone.

The AIG also called on members of the public to provide useful information that would help the Police in the fight against crime and criminality.

Source: NAN

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The zonal Public Relations Officer, Tijani Momoh, confirmed the AIG”s death.

Momoh said the late AIG died early Sunday at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, after a brief illness.

He said that his remains would be flown to Adamawa, his home state for burial.

“Yes, it is true we lost him. We are preparing to fly his corpse to Adamawa now for burial.

“He was 58. Meanwhile, an official statement will soon be released to the public,” the PRO said in an interview by the News Agency of Nigeria.

The demise of the deceased police boss was broken on a WhatsApp group platform created by the Police Press Unit of the zone.

“Innalillahi Wa’innailaihi Rajeuun, we lost AIG Jimeta to cold hand of death,” said the officer who shared the post.

Reacting to the post, another officer said “Ah! my gifter. After much prayers, we still lost him.

“He was a very nice man, he cared for everyone around him. Rest in Peace Boss”.

Prayers were offered for a quick recovery of the ailing AIG on Friday, during the Juma’at service at the Central Mosque of the Nigerian Army 4 Brigade in Benin.

AIG Jimeta was posted to Edo as Commissioner of Police in 2019, but was promoted AIG in January, 2022 and made the head of Zone 5.

He served in the Nigeria Police in various capacities such as the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi Command; Personal Assistant to the AIG of Police, Department of Training and Development, Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos State as well as Chief of Training, Directorate on Peace-keeping, FHQ, Abuja.

He had previously served as the Area Commander, Suleja Area Command, Niger State.

Source: NAN

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