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N800m water supply project in Owerri abandoned, site turned to farm settlement

An Owerri Urban Water Supply project initiated by the Federal Government in Imo State at the cost of over N800 million through the Ministry of Niger...

admin - April 19, 2019

Water & Sanitation

16% of child deaths in Nigeria due to poor WASH facilities – WaterAid

WaterAid has attributed 16 per cent of child deaths in Nigeria to prevalence of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)-related sicknesses caused by lack of access to...

admin - April 19, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Activists urge Plateau to reject water privatisation

Trade unions and civil society groups that participated at the Public Hearing on a bill for a law to provide for the Plateau State water sector...

admin - April 17, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Tackling open defecation in Lagos

In many Nigerian villages, open defecation is a taboo. One can be mobbed for that. In such places, lavatories are scarce but residents, who do not...

admin - April 15, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Court sentences nine people for open defecation in Ekiti

Mr Adeosun Abayomi of an Aramoko Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 sentenced nine people including a traditional title holder and a clergyman to six...

admin - April 10, 2019

Water & Sanitation

Lack of access to WASH facilities fuels girls’ vulnerability to sexual abuse – WaterAid

WaterAid, an international NGO, says lack of access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities at home and school environment is a major reason the girl-child is...

admin - April 9, 2019

Water & Sanitation

CSE, IWA collaborate on research, communication, training

“Sustainable management of water and wastewater is one of the essential prerequisites for development in modern times. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the International...

admin - April 5, 2019

Water & Sanitation

UNICEF clamours handwashing to prevent disease

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to imbibe the habit of washing their hands with soap before and after eating to avoid the spread...

admin - April 4, 2019

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