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Global Handwashing Day: Group harps on WASH facilities to eliminate NTDs

Sightsavers Nigeria, an international NGO, has urged stakeholders to improve access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)...

Govt seeks collaborative efforts to promote handwashing culture

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has called for collaborative efforts from all stakeholders to promote the culture of handwashing in the...

Handwashing Day: Global access to handwashing will gulp $11bn – Report

Just 10 days of smartphone sales would cover the $11billion cost of ensuring everyone in the poorest countries could wash their hands with soap and water at home by 2030, WaterAid said on Friday,...

Access to sanitation, hygiene safeguards public health, says Ikeazor

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2021 Global Handwashing Day, the Minister of State, Environment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor, has...

Women group advocates regular handwashing to check spread of diseases

The Edo State Chapter of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has stressed the need for regular washing of hands in order to...

Handwashing Day: Govt urged to double investment in clean water, hygiene

On Global Handwashing Day, WaterAid Nigeria has called on the government to double its investment in clean water and hygiene to help prevent the spread...

Hand washing benefits all, no disparity, says govt

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has urged Nigerians at home and in diaspora to always practice the habit of handwashing with...

WaterAid, First Step, others seek change at Global Handwashing Day

Abuja-based WaterAid Nigeria and Makurdi-based First Step observed the 2015 Global Handwashing Day (GHD) on Thursday by seeking changes in hygiene habits. While WaterAid...

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Concern over COP28 fossil fuel phase-out imbroglio

Observers on the ground at COP28 in Dubai are alleging that the richest oil and gas exporting nations, being...
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Challenge launched at COP28 to harness artificial intelligence for climate action

The UN Climate Change Technology Executive Committee (TEC), together with Enterprise Neurosystem, a non-profit open-source artificial intelligence (AI) community, has...

COP28: African CSOs demand increased renewable energy, adaptation finance to continent

As climate negotiations at COP28 enter the homestretch in Dubai, African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and representatives from affected...

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Concern over COP28 fossil fuel phase-out imbroglio

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Challenge launched at COP28 to harness artificial intelligence for climate action

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