Toilets
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The Nasararawa State Government said it has partnered with private investors to provide massive toilets in public places to end open defecation in the state. Garba Rosha-Mohammed, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, made the disclosure while briefing journalists on Saturday in Lafia after the January sanitation exercise. The PS was represented by…
27 Nov
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…
19 Nov
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, on Tuesday launched a Revised Strategic Plan for the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign. Funmi Imuetinyan Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, in a statement, on Tuesday, said the event coincided with the 5th anniversary of the campaign and was…
17 Nov
Nigeria needs an additional 11.6 million toilets to meet its 2030 Open Defecation Free (ODF) target, says Prof. Joseph Utsev
15 Nov
Nigeria needs an additional 11.6 million toilets to meet its 2030 Open Defecation Free (ODF) target, says Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Utsev, speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja, noted that achieving ODF status involved more than building toilets. He said that while huge progress had been made, ensuring access…
30 Sep
The Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (OYORUWASSA) has entered partnership with the United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) and LIXIL representatives from Kenya to ensure SATO PAN toilets are installed across the state, towards eliminating open defecation in the State by 2028. While speaking during the inspection of some communities at Egbeda and…
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