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One toilet for one street: How open defecation pollutes rivers in Oyo community

Gbadegesin Adeyanju reports on the practice of open defecation in Masifa community, Oyo State, and how it pollutes the community’s river, air and impacts...

admin - April 25, 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

If we don’t invest in water and sanitation, we risk another devastating pandemic

Coronavirus is the deadliest viral outbreak we’ve seen in over a century, but it may not be the last in our lifetime. Experts have warned...

admin - April 21, 2022

Water & Sanitation

Investment in water and sanitation crucial amid mounting climate crisis

Picture the global climate crisis and you might think of dry, cracked earth, groaning for water. Or heavy rains and surging rivers sweeping away...

admin - April 19, 2022

Water & Sanitation

SDGs: Ekiti, World Bank, others partner to improve water supply, sanitation

The Ekiti State Government says it’s partnership with the World Bank and Federal Ministry of Water Resources is to facilitate improved water supply, sanitation...

admin - April 13, 2022

Water & Sanitation

Govt inaugurates committee to implement $700m sanitation project

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Federal Technical Committee to support the implementation of the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene...

admin - April 11, 2022

Water & Sanitation

World Water Day: Dangote, others make case for groundwater protection

Dangote Cement Plc and other stakeholders have charged extractive industries to prioritise protection of groundwater to ensure environmental preservation. This is according to a statement...

admin - April 5, 2022

Water & Sanitation

Poor water supply blamed on states’ refusal to plan

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has blamed the perennial scarcity of water on the refusal of states to plan for their...

admin - March 29, 2022

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