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WaterAid Nigeria demands urgent actions on World Toilet Day

‘State of the World’s Toilets’ report reveals lowest rates of access to sanitation On the occasion of the 2015 World Toilet Day, WaterAid Nigeria is...

admin - November 19, 2015

Water & Sanitation

World Toilet Day: BLF seeks National Toilet Summit

The Bread of Life Development Foundation (BLF), a Lagos-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), has urged the Federal Government to immediately convene a National Conference on Access to...

admin - November 19, 2015

Water & Sanitation

Swedish water project wins Nordic fashion industry sustainability award

A collaboration for efficiency in water consumption, energy and chemical use in the textile industry won the prestigious 2015 Habit Fashion Award for Sustainability...

admin - November 7, 2015

Water & Sanitation

Lagos water boss resigns, activists call for probe

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for playing a pivotal role in spurring controversial former Group Managing...

admin - October 27, 2015

Water & Sanitation

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...

admin - October 16, 2015

Water & Sanitation

Groups seek end to planned water privatisation in Ogun

Plans by the Ogun State government to privatise water through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model promoted by the World Bank is a recipe...

admin - September 30, 2015

Water & Sanitation

Acid rain threatens life in Uganda

Every time it rains, Barbra Nyawiza, a teacher at Ngaara Primary School in Mbarara district, gets reactions. She sneezes and snoots. Scientists believe this primary...

admin - September 30, 2015

Water & Sanitation

SIWI: Water critical to Sustainable Development Goals

About 193 world leaders will commit to 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Without water, however, these goals cannot be achieved. SIWI, in New York, will...

admin - September 26, 2015

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