Tag:Open Defecation Free (ODF)

How young Nigerians are reimagining open defecation free communities

In 2019, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed Executive Order 009 to tackle open defecation with the Clean Nigeria 2025 target. With less than one...

Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s 2030 open defecation-free deadline

Stakeholders in the environment space and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) have expressed mixed reactions on the feasibility of Nigeria achieving open defecation-free target...

Yobe declares three LGAs open defecation free

The Yobe State Government has declared Machina, Bade and Fune local government areas as Open Defecation Free (ODF). Alhaji Liman Baba, the General Manager, state...

WaterAid tasks Lagos councils on open-defecation-free 2025 target

The implement of Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement Project (SHIP) in Ikorodu North and Ojodu Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) has placed them in the...

Govt intensifies efforts to make FCT open defecation-free

The Federal Government, through the Clean Nigeria Campaign (CNC) Secretariat, has stepped up efforts to make the FCT open defecation-free by 2025. Mrs Chizoma Opara,...

States accused of making 2025 open defecation-free target gloomy

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has said states’ attitude and poor governance culture in the water and sanitation sector may affect...

Strong political will, sanitation financing, crucial for defecation-free Nigeria

The Clean Nigeria Campaign (CNC) has called on all tiers of government to demonstrate strong political will for Nigeria to meet its open defecation-free...

Govt seeks collective responsibility to halt open defecation by 2025

The Federal Government on Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Abuja called for more commitment from all stakeholders towards meeting the open defecation-free target before...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...