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.
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“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.
ASHENEWS reports that residents of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State has bemoaned the act of open defecation and…
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.
The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal says henceforth all building plans in the country must have a toilet.
Rivers State government has disclosed its resolve to partner with the federal government towards the eradication of open defecation by the year 2030.
The National President of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Engineer Elizabeth Eterigho, in this exclusive interview with ASHENEWS’ Tina George, raises concerns over the status of water scarcity and the prevalence of open defecation in Niger state. She also looks into its impact on the female gender, while proffering solutions on how these could be addressed. Excerpts:
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the ending open defecation practice by 2025 target.