Tag:Open defecation

Open defecation: Nigeria needs 3.9m toilets annually – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the open defecation-free...

Open defecation: Commissioner, colleagues donate toilet to Ogun community

Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, and colleagues in the School of Policy, Politics and Governance (SPPG), have donated a toilet block...

Group builds toilets with waste plastic bottles to tackle pollution, open defecation

A group of environmental rights campaigners has announced a plan to launch their Plastic Eco-friendly Toilet (PET) project in response to the practice of...

Legislator builds 30 toilets to curb open defecation in Ebonyi

Practical steps have been taken by a legislator in House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey Enwo, to tackle the many challenges posed by open defecation...

Osinbajo-led committee approves measures to end open defecation

The Clean Nigeria Steering Committee chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has approved measures to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu...

FCTA to construct 10,000 public toilets to end open defecation

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says 10,000 public toilets will be constructed in strategic locations across the territory to end open defecation in...

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...

FCT sanitation agency, WaterAid partner to end open defecation

The FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) is partnering with WaterAid Nigeria to end open defecation in the nation’s capital. This was the...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called for urgent and coordinated...
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Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee to investigate the Zurak Mines gas poisoning incident in Wase...

NCDC alerts 10 states on flood-linked cholera, disease outbreak risks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted 10 states to a high risk of cholera and...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and...

Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee...