Tag: Open Defecation
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…