The Kwara House of Assembly has directed Chairmen of the state’s 16 local governments to prioritise the provision of latrines and other forms of toilets to curb open defecation. The directive was part of the House’s resolutions after deliberations on a Motion on Notice on the “Need to Discourage Open Defecation in Kwara State”. The…

Piqued by the high rate of open defecation in Nigeria, the YouthWASH initiative has called on governments to expedite actions to end the menace in the country. The group, which raised concerns that out of the 774 local government areas, only 135 LGAs have been certified Open Defecation Free (ODF), emphasized the need for the…

A recent report indicates that only two percent of Kano State residents are still practicing open defecation. The Chief of UNICEF’s Field Office in Kano, Mr. Rahama Rihood Mohammed Farah, confirmed this during the commemoration of the 2024 World Toilet Day with the theme: “Toilet: A Place for Peace.” He said the state achieved the…

The absence of an open defecation-free area council in the Federal Capital Territory has prompted a stakeholders' meeting to set a 2030 roadmap for achieving sanitation goals. The strategy aims to make all six area councils open-defecation-free within the next six years. Speaking at the Abuja Urban Sanitation Conference to commemorate this year's World Toilet…

As the 2024 World Toilet Day (WTD) is observed today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that about 47 per cent of residents still defecate in the open in Borno State.

Ahead of World Toilet Day on November 19, Nguvu Change Leader John Ogunsemore has called attention to the severe sanitation crisis in Itun Agan, a riverine community in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, where over 10,000 residents lack access to proper sanitation facilities.

The Federal Government has hinted at launching a renewed strategic plan to strengthen the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign

The Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (OYORUWASSA) has entered a partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and LIXIL representatives from Kenya to ensure SATO PAN toilets are installed across the state, to eliminate open defecation in the State by 2028. While speaking during the inspection of some communities at Egbeda…

The urgent call to end open defecation in the country resonates louder than ever, as an estimated 48 million citizens continue this practice, risking the health and dignity of countless children and women; and the ramifications are dire.

        The Federal Government has declared Ado and Ohimini Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue Open Defecation Free (ODF).   READ ALSO:CSOs ask FG to ban GMO importation into Nigeria   The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Terlumun Utsev, made the declaration on Tuesday in Otukpo.   Utsev, who was…

The Federal Government has declared eight additional Local Government Areas (LGAs) open defecation-free (ODF), bolstering the nation’s efforts to eradicate open defecation by 2030. This announcement was made by the National Task Group on Sanitation (NTGS) during its monthly meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph…

Nigeria urgently needs an estimated 11 million toilets nationwide even as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the private sector to play a more active role in addressing the country’s sanitation crisis.