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UNICEF says 1,500 Bauchi communities now open defecation free

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that 1,500 communities in four Local Government Areas of Bauchi State have been declared Open Defecation...
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Minister presses for passage of water resources bill

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, is pressing for the quick passage of the National Water Resources Bill. “As you are aware, the National...
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Water & Sanitation

AfDB supported water project builds peace, better health in South Sudan

Farida, her school bag on her back and her face betraying a hint of a smile, sings softly on her way to school in...
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Private sector’s role critical in ending open defecation, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the role of the private sector in building a strong  sanitation economy will drive the sustenance of the results...
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Ekiti to eliminate open defecation by 2022, says Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi , on Monday, November 23, 2020 declared that the state had launched a roadmap to acheive an Open...
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Water & Sanitation

World Toilet Day: Kano to enact Pollution Law

The Kano State Ministry of Environment says it has completed work on a draft Kano State Pollution Bill to enhance sanitation and protect the...
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Water & Sanitation

World Toilet Day: Why toilet issues matter

Thursday, November 19, 2020 is World Toilet Day, a day set aside by the UN to celebrate toilets and create the needed awareness of...
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Water & Sanitation

UNEP calls for better human waste management in Africa

The UN Environment (UNEP) on Thursday, November 19, 2020 called for better human waste management in Africa, saying poor sanitation poses major health, environmental...
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