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Water & Sanitation

Group clamours framework on faecal sludge management to save sanitation workers

WaterAid, an international non-governmental organisation, focused on water, sanitation and hygiene, has called for the development of a framework on faecal sludge management in Nigeria, even...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Govt builds, upgrades water plants in Kwara

The Federal Government on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in Ilorin inaugurated two million cubic metres water plants in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The...

Michael Simire - November 15, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Katsina declares State of Emergency on water, sanitation

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has declared a State of Emergency to address the decline in water, sanitation and hygiene services in the state. Masari who...

Michael Simire - November 14, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Sanitation crisis may undermine SDG 2030, warns Abubakar

Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, has said that, if allowed to continue, the present sanitation crisis will undermine the overreaching ambition of the 2030 Sustainable...

Michael Simire - November 12, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Govt demands collaborative efforts to end open defecation

Minster of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has stressed the need for collaborative efforts of every Nigerian to end open defecation in the country. Adamu made the...

Michael Simire - November 12, 2019

Water & Sanitation

World Bank supports Bauchi urban water project

The Managing Director of Bauchi State Water and Sewerage Corporation (BSWSC), Mr Aliyu Gital, says the World Bank is supporting the state government in expanding its urban...

Michael Simire - November 7, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Groups vow to resist water privatisation in Plateau, Bauchi

The Bauchi and Plateau state governments have been told to back-off from planned privatisation in the water sector. The groups that made the call at stakeholder...

Michael Simire - November 7, 2019

Water & Sanitation

3,000 communities certified open defecation free in Katsina

About 3,000 communities in Katsina State have been certified Open Defecation Free (ODF) by UNICEF, following success recorded by the Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in Nigeria...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2019

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