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Jigawa gets four new defecation-free LGAs

Four new Local Government Areas in Jigawa State have been added to open defecation-free LGAs in the country. The LGAs include Gumel, Maigatari, Babura and...

UNICEF raises concern over rate of open defecation in Nigeria

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concern over the high rate of open defecation in Nigeria. The Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Enugu, Dr...

Open defecation: Ekiti landlords comply with Fayemi’s ‘One-House, One-Toilet’ policy

Some landlords in major towns in Ekiti State have begun to construct toilets in their premises in compliance with the state government’s policy to...

2.4m practice open defecation in Plateau, says sanitation GM

General Manger, Plateau Rural Water Supply And Sanitation Agency (PRUWASSA), Mr Peter Kassam, has said that no fewer than 2.4 million people practice open...

Govt declares four more LGAs open defecation-free

Federal Ministry of Water Resources has declared four additional local government areas (LGAs) open defecation free, having met the requirements slated in the ODF...

Reps task ministries on elimination of open defection

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministries of Health and Water Resources to prioritise rural water and sanitation projects to ensure...

10 Katsina LGAs attain Open Defecation Free status

No fewer than 10 local government areas in Katsina State have attained Open Defecation Free (ODF) status under the Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in...

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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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

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Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

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Human bile emerges as a hidden reservoir for microplastics

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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

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