Tag:Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Addressing water scarcity in Kano metropolitan areas

Water is an important substance to human beings, animals and plants on the earth, without which, life will be difficult, hence the saying “water...

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...

Govt seeks collective responsibility to halt open defecation by 2025

The Federal Government on Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Abuja called for more commitment from all stakeholders towards meeting the open defecation-free target before...

If we don’t invest in water and sanitation, we risk another devastating pandemic

Coronavirus is the deadliest viral outbreak we’ve seen in over a century, but it may not be the last in our lifetime. Experts have warned...

Investment in water and sanitation crucial amid mounting climate crisis

Picture the global climate crisis and you might think of dry, cracked earth, groaning for water. Or heavy rains and surging rivers sweeping away...

SDGs: Ekiti, World Bank, others partner to improve water supply, sanitation

The Ekiti State Government says it’s partnership with the World Bank and Federal Ministry of Water Resources is to facilitate improved water supply, sanitation...

Bauchi urged to establish WASH units in LGAs

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, urged the Bauchi State Government to establish Water Sanitation And Hygiene (WASH) units in...

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...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks...
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World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard,...

Zambian authorities seize half-a-tonne of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border trafficking syndicate

Acting on intelligence provided by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Zambian law enforcement agents raided a house in...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more...

World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026,...