Tag: Open Defecation
Lagos arrest nine over open defaecation
The Commissioner had also said Lagos officials arrested 17 individuals ob Thursday night at Berger for open urination, defecation, and…
Mega city, mega poops: The challenge of open defecation in Lagos
Lagos may be the proud economic capital of Nigeria boasting of higher GDP than some African nations. But it is…
Oyo Govt. set to punish open defecators
Prince Oyelade added that the move to penalize open defecators and indiscriminate dumping of refuse was part of efforts aimed…
Open defecation: Nasarawa lauds residents
The Nasarawa State Government has commended the people of the state for obeying the Presidential directive on open defecation.
Osun council prohibits open defecation
Mr Yinus Akande, the Council Manager, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun, said open defecation is now a forbidden act…
Bill to prohibit open defecation scales second reading
A bill seeking to prohibit open ruination and defecation in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the Senate.
Open Defecation Free campaign takes stock, unveils more initiative
Water Resources Minister Suleiman Adamu will be taking stock of the Clean Nigeria: Use the toilet Campaign as the ministry…
997 Kaduna communities open defecation free
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has supported 997 communities to be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), in 2020, out…
Nigeria leads the world in Open defecation, poor toilets
Nigeria takes the lead globally in open defecation and has also been ranked the poorest in terms of provision of…
3m people practise open defecation in Bauchi
Mr Garba Magaji, the General Manager (GM), Bauchi State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), on Friday said 3…
Kano moves to check open defecation
Kano State Government on Thursday announced measures aimed at checking open defecation in the state, especially in rural communities.
Open defecation: Group donates toilet to Kwara community
The Unik Klub of Omu-Aran in Kwara on Monday donated a modern toilet built at the cost of N2 million…
Curbing The Menace Of Open Defecation
Open defecation has been a common practice in many nations, towns and villages for centuries. It is a practice whereby…
Open defecation: FCTA to prosecute offenders – Minister
Malam Muhammad Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the administration is working assiduously towards effective prosecution of…
Stop open defecation, Adamu begs Nigerians
Mr Sulieman Adamu, the Minister for Water Resources has urged Nigerians to take the issues of open defecation seriously as…
Open defecation: UNICEF, Ekiti set 2021 deadline target
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and Ekiti government have set 2021 as the target date to end open…
Open Defecation: Environmentalist tasks Federal Govt.
Taiwo Adewole, an environmentalist has urged the Federal Government to collaborate with Local Governments on its ‘“Clean Nigeria Campaign’’. Adewole…
FG inaugurates Open Defecation-Free Website
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and its partners have inaugurated the Clean Nigeria Website to signal commencement of Open…
Cholera: FCTA cautions against open defecation
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned residents to desist from open defecation to prevent cholera in the territory.
Cholera: FCTA warns residents against open defecation
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday warned residents in the territory to desist from open defecation to prevent…
Nigerian Govt urges citizens to build toilets
The Ministry of Water Resources on Tuesday urged Nigerians to build and use their toilets to reduce the spread of…
Nigerian Govt proposes N30 billion fund to tackle open defecation
Mr Emmanuel Awe, the Director of Water Quality Supply and Sanitation in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, says the…
Open defecation: FCTA to build more toilets
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday said it would no longer tolerate the practice of open defecation in…
Open defecation: Kwara first lady builds toilet
In a bid to stop open defecation in Kwara, the Wife of the Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has built two…
Indian state uses drones to prevent open defecation
The Southern Indian state of Telanagana has embarked on a unique way to get rid of open defecation, using drones.…
286 Katsina Communities Certified Open Defecation Free
The National Taskforce Group on Sanitation and its Katsina State counterpart have certified 286 communities out of 298 in Mai’adua…
What are the risks of open defecation?
An environmental health has called for sensitisation of Nigerians on open defecation, saying the practice could lead to outbreak of…
Governor Bags Award For Tackling Open Defecation
The Pan-African Integrity Initiative Centre has presented an Award of “Excellence’’ to the Yobe Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency…
Lagos And The Menace Of Open Defecation
Alao Diyaolu This rather shameful business has continued to stain the image of Lagos as a rising mega city. For…
Breaking The Silence On Open Defecation
By Rasak Musbau “I am moved by the fact that a child dies every 2 and a half minutes from…