The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has commenced training of 40 hygiene promoters on safe water and sanitation practices in rural communities.
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged for increased investment to accelerate progress for climate friendly and water sanitation services in Borno and North-East in general.
ASHENEWS reports that Sokoto State Hospital Services Management Board has frowned over the poor hygienic state of some general hospitals…
ASHENEWS reports that WASH projects (water and sanitation) accessibility continues to be a challenge for households, especially in rural areas, the Sokoto state government has disclosed plans to release its counterpart funding of ₦150 million for the implementation of sanitation wash project in 2024.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that 25 per cent of annual investments in Nigeria’s water and sanitation sector were compromised due to inadequate operation and maintenance, along with infrastructure dysfunction.
A Geologist in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Mr Utake Oghenetejiri has called for enhanced coordination in implementing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in emergency situations in the country.
WaterAid has partnered Cummins W.A to impact about 186,000 people with life-transforming water, sanitation and hygiene project to be sited within communities in Lagos and Abuja.
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 Oyo State Ministry of Environment has enjoined civil society organizations, religious bodies, residents and other stakeholders to cooperate with government to make the state Open Defecation Free (ODF).
The Borno Government and the World Bank has trained 270 stakeholders drawn from the 27 Local Government Areas on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).