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FCT urges action on sanitation, open defecation

Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Water Board, Mr Kassim Ali, has called on the Federal Government to expedite action to address the...
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Open defecation: Nigeria loses $3bn annually to poor sanitation – Senator

Sen. Clifford Ordia (PDP-Edo) says Nigeria loses over $3 billion annually due to poor sanitation, partly caused by scourging effect of open defecation. Ordia stated...
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Water & Sanitation

Stemming the tide of open defecation: The Kwara approach

Globally, Nigeria is ranked second after India on the rung of countries with the highest prevalent rate of open defecation practice, and the first...
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Water & Sanitation

Gombe moves to end open defecation by 2025

The Gombe State Government, in a bid to end open defecation by 2025, has declared a state of emergency on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene...
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Water & Sanitation

Oyo to end open defecation before 2025

The Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun, says the state is committed to ending open defecation across the state before the...
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Water & Sanitation

Ogun declares emergency in water sector

Ogun State Government has declared a state of emergency in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), just as it declared war against open defecation in...
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Water & Sanitation

Water Resources Ministry, NOA launch nationwide campaign against open defecation

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have officially inaugurated a nationwide sensitisation campaign to end open defecation practice...
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Water & Sanitation

Why menace of open defecation still looms in Ghana

When Awo was told by her benevolent absentee landlord to leave the house that she has been the homekeeper, for close to 10 years...
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