 All right, you are still watching Waze. Now, today is World Tobacco Losses Day. It's observed on the 24th of March every year around the world. This annual event tries to educate people about the impact of tobacco losses and how to eliminate this devastating disease. Now, according to the World Health Organization, the theme for the World Tobacco Losses Day 2023 is Yes, We Can and TB, which aims to inspire hope and encourage high-level leadership, increase investment, faster uptake of new WHO recommendations, adoption of innovations, accelerated action, and multi-sectoral collaboration to combat the tobacco losses epidemic. So, I mean, we've come a long way when it comes to tobacco losses. I remember when I was younger, it was almost like if I say, cough near you. So, my auntie used to joke. Like, if you have those kind of choking coughs that you keep on coughing continuously. So, there was a day my sister was choking and she was just coughing, coughing. My auntie just went, I've been at TB. If you sit here, everybody burst into laughter. You know, but I mean, I thank God for vaccines. I thank God for so many things that have happened over the years, you know. I don't know how to cope. I've, some people around me have died, you know, as a result of tobacco losses, you know, many years ago. I heard stories of how they were coughing blood and all of that, so I don't know. Can it truly be eradicated? Uti, you want to say something? Yeah, I mean, it's still a very real risk, particularly in Nigeria. Sadly, it is, it still remains a public health threat for us in Nigeria. I think we're ranked number three in the world. I think we're only behind, I think it's India and China in terms of number of cases that we have yet to read. And that's because they have more population. Pardon? I said that's because they have more population. Well, so apart from the population, of course, we, yes, we do have the population, but the fact is it's not about the population. It's about the presence of the disease itself. So we still have, you know, almost 250,000 Nigerians dying from tuberculosis every year and about over half a million cases that still occur. So really and truly, it's still quite a critical problem in Nigeria where one of the top countries were high burdened for TB. So I know we say it now and it's not as like, like you rightly said, you know, in the past, it used to be at the top of everybody's mind where people were coughing. But the fact is, Nigeria still remains quite a heavy, there's still a heavy presence of TB here. So, and you know, it's one of those things that there is a vaccination for it. So it should, at the end of the day, not be something that is occurring. You know, in some countries, they don't even give the BCG vaccine anymore. But we're still seeing these issues here. So there's obviously a lot of work to be done. So it's great to have days like this that shine, of course, spotlights on diseases like this that really are still affecting Nigerians. Absolutely. And you know what is even more scary, Uti? You know how we have loads of clusters in Nigeria. So you are in a damn full bus. It is loaded, you are, you know, we are so used to, nobody understands that personal space. We are used to, you know, choking. If it's both, we are inside public transport. You know, so just imagine if one person, you know, has that, you know, it's to spread quickly. It's the same thing as, what's that thing called? The one with the sweat. What's it called now? I forget the name. Hepatitis B, right? Oh, hep. Yeah. So I mean, that's the more reason we should actually be very deliberate about, you know, vaccines, deliberate about, you know, everything preventive, because if anything happens, it will spread really quickly, you know, because of the nature, just the very nature, how many people can afford private cars and all of that? You know, we still have mass, what is it called? Clusters, when it comes to human transports or transition or whatever. Come on. Yeah. It is definitely, and I mean, it's not the easiest of diseases to treat. I think the entire course of treatment takes about six months. Again, not cheap. Not cheap, yeah. So the government has to then subsidize. Because even with the education, you want to educate people and tell them, oh, once you see your symptoms, come for treatment and all of that, a lot of people wouldn't come because they know how expensive it's going to be. So the rather just try to maintain it. Try to maintain it. Okay. I hope our government is listening because these are a few things that you can actually, these are like quick wins for any government. Just take care of healthcare, take care of power and leave us, we'll be fine. All right, so Uti, what did you find for us in the news? Okay, so my story, actually, I was trying to find something related to our women's month and our topic. So the headline says transgender athletes banned from women's events. So this is from the World Athletics Federation, basically, the president, Sebastian Koh, has come out to say that from March 31st, transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events, regardless of their levels of testosterone. So of course, we know that, so when we talk about transgender women here, now we're talking about men who have gone through the transgender process and now women and these women, depending on their level of testosterone, were able to compete in these events, but of course, it was believed that they would have an unfair advantage because you imagine comparing the strength of a man to that of a woman, even though they've gone through the hormone therapy and the surgery and all of that. So this is, like we said, this is about equity. It's about making sure that nobody, everybody has what they need to level the playing field and it was clear that even though all the, what I say, research that had been done was inconclusive in showing that, going through that transgender process did not, would I say, positively or negatively, did not equal, like level the playing field to say that this person that used to be a man is no longer as strong as a man and therefore can compete with women. So I think that this for me is a step in the right direction. We should be comparing apples. Exactly. I was waiting for you to land. Because even Uti, your son that is how old, six years of, seven years old, my sons that are teenagers, the kind of thing they can do now, even at my age, I can't even do it. I can't lift it. I mean, these things are, there's a design for every human being. So you cannot compare the strength of a man and a woman. So regardless of, so I was just waiting for you to land. This is a very good direction. I don't think they should. So if you want to compete, you go and compete with your male counterpart. Don't compete as a woman when you were a man and now transition. I don't think it's fair if we are being honest. I actually saw the news, I was very happy because this is an argument that has been going on for a very long time now where a lot of women have been complaining that you can't have a man come and compete with us. Even if you've changed your sex or something like that, it doesn't matter. You're still, I don't know, they don't want to be regarded as men anymore because they've changed, not a problem. But if you feel like you need to compete, then maybe create your own transgender sport or something, I don't know. Don't compete with a regular person. That's a good idea. Yeah, to give comparison. But I think that they've started a good thing. Yeah. There's other federations. I think the Swimming Federation who had previously allowed it. So this is really just for me. It's a step in the right direction when we're talking about equity because I don't believe, I don't actually think that there are any transgender athletes. But I think there's some female athletes that they sort of complain. I think that she's African or Brazilian. The lady who they sort of said her testosterone levels were really, really high. So this is really more about the principle of it and shining a spotlight on it from that perspective of equity and still asking that there needs to be a lot more research and a lot more work done. Definitely. We kick the can down the road and we see where it goes tomorrow. But for today, women compete against women. Please do. Thank you. Just keep it that way. Just leave it there. Okay, Jennifer. All right, so for me, appeal court affirms a delicate as a shun governor. I mean, this case has been ongoing for a little while now, but the court has actually sat down and decided that, okay, that they're giving it to a delicate and then they decided to award a fine of 500,000. This is a slap. Two. I eat it all. It's all right. 500,000. What happened? It should have been 50 million. I mean. I mean, I've seen how ridiculous the court, the amount, like for instance, you want to file a case, 12,000, but hey, these things are not for, they are not really for the people that are influential. Imagine a poor man going to court. That 500,000 is a lot of money, trust me. They will not be able to pay it. But I think, you know this court case now, because now there are so many court cases pending. I'm just praying that whatever it is, the process will be followed through and it will be transparent and everybody will clearly see that, okay, yes, there was fairness and justice across all court cases that are holding up. So congratulations to Adeleke. My story is actually very interesting. The federal government has arranged Professor Dibu Ojerinde, the former registrar for Jam, seven counts charge, bordering around money laundering. Funny thing is now he explores him and his four children. They mentioned their children's name and his company. So to the tune of five billion Naira, and they're saying that these funds were diverted while he served as the National Examination Council and Jam Registrar. That's quite interesting. Interesting. So I mean, you see that some of these parastata or ministries where you think there's no money, there's a lot of money happening and there's a lot of corruption. So when you hear issues around, oh, education, something is not right and all of that, when you trace some of these things, it can be directly linked to fraud that is ongoing and bezel meant or whatever it is. Well, hopefully he goes to court and would see the end of this conversation, but that's the story right there. I mean, this is interesting because this is the body that sets the course for every young adult in Nigeria. I mean, after secondary school, you need to write your Jam to be able to get into university. And we know how a lot of people slave away to actually pass those exams. I mean, we know that bribes still happen, that people who still, they have to remove the paper base because a lot of people were cheating. So you did all of that and even you, the head, gungo. So we'll follow through and see how it will end. You know what I'm saying? Nigeria cuts Matai in Yatasi B. All right, so let's take a break now. We want to discuss equity and what it means for the career woman. Stay with us, we'll be right back.