No fewer than 1,200 Nigerians develop tuberculosis (TB) every day as funding shortfalls and poor access to diagnostics continue to weaken the country’s response to the disease.
Nigeria remains one of the highest TB-burden countries globally and the worst affected in Africa. Health data show that the country records about 467,000 new cases annually, with more than 400,000 cases notified in 2024 out of an estimated over 500,000 infections.