Tag: Open Defecation
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Ending open defecation in Nigeria our priority – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has affirmed its commitment to end open defecation in Nigeria. Jane Bevan, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), UNICEF, stated
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Open defecation is a no-no – By Francis Ewherido
I saw people defecating openly when I came to Lagos in the 80s. The stretch when approaching Carter Bridge from Osborne, Ikoyi, was most notorious. I remember when I was working in Victoria Island from 1990-1996, it was my regular route home.
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FG to encourage states’ legislature to ban open defecation – Suleiman Adamu
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says the Federal Government will encourage states to introduce a law to ban open defecation practice. Adamu said this at a Lunch Time Forum, with the theme, `Engage, Educate and Empower Nigerians on the Legacy Project of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources’ in Abuja. According to…
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‘Nigeria is number one globally in open defecation, bad toilets ranking’
Nigeria takes the lead globally in open defecation and has also been ranked the poorest in terms of provision of potable water supply to its citizens. The Managing Director of Taraba Water and Sewage Corporation (TAWASCO), Mr Buba Siam said this on Tuesday at a Knowledge Cafe (Mu-Gana) quarterly meeting between TAWASCO, E-WASH and CSOs…
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Rural Women as Catalysts to Promote Safe Hygiene and End Open Defecation in Nigeria, By Jonathan Ekhator
As the sun sets behind the hills of Oke Aladie village, one of the first communities certified as open defecation free (ODF) in Nigeria, Simbiat Afolabi rises from her sitting position to address a group of women gathered for hygiene promotion sessions. Afolabi is one of the volunteer hygiene promoters trained by the Local Government…