Tag:Open Defecation Free (ODF)

Water & Sanitation

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...

Michael Simire - February 13, 2023

Water & Sanitation

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...

Michael Simire - August 30, 2022

Water & Sanitation

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...

admin - April 22, 2022

Water & Sanitation

Jigawa gets four new defecation-free LGAs

Four new Local Government Areas in Jigawa State have been added to open defecation-free LGAs in the country. The LGAs include Gumel, Maigatari, Babura and...

Michael Simire - January 28, 2022

Water & Sanitation

UNICEF raises concern over rate of open defecation in Nigeria

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concern over the high rate of open defecation in Nigeria. The Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Enugu, Dr...

Michael Simire - November 19, 2021

Water & Sanitation

Open defecation: Ekiti landlords comply with Fayemi’s ‘One-House, One-Toilet’ policy

Some landlords in major towns in Ekiti State have begun to construct toilets in their premises in compliance with the state government’s policy to...

Michael Simire - July 21, 2021

Water & Sanitation

2.4m practice open defecation in Plateau, says sanitation GM

General Manger, Plateau Rural Water Supply And Sanitation Agency (PRUWASSA), Mr Peter Kassam, has said that no fewer than 2.4 million people practice open...

Michael Simire - May 26, 2021

Water & Sanitation

Govt declares four more LGAs open defecation-free

Federal Ministry of Water Resources has declared four additional local government areas (LGAs) open defecation free, having met the requirements slated in the ODF...

Michael Simire - May 26, 2021

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