Nigeria needs an additional 11.6 million toilets to meet its 2030 Open Defecation Free (ODF) target, says the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev.
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Dons of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki, have advised residents of the state against open defecation and encouraged them to improve environmental hygiene to check parasitic diseases.
To eliminate open defecation by 2030, Nigeria urgently needs to install 20 million new toilets, according to UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Chief, Jane Bevan.
The Kaduna State Government (KDSG) has certified nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) as Open Defecation Free (ODF) in the state.
He said that ending open defecation can be achieved by mobilising strategic stakeholders leveraging technology and deploying innovative and sustainable solutions to boost the nation’s sanitation landscape.
“We need collective efforts to protect our water sources and ensure the health and well-being of all Nigerians,” he said.
The Minister of State for Environment, Mr Isiaq Salako says the Federal Government is on course to end open defecation by 2025.
The Nsukka Legislative Council in Enugu State on Tuesday held public hearing on two bills – prohibition of open defecation and improper disposal of biomedical waste in Nsukka Local Government Area.
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In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report on the burden of diseases attributable to unsafe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services in its 183 WHO member states of which Nigeria is included.