Mr Zaid Jurji, Chief, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for <strong>UNICEF</strong> says eliminating open defecation requires every Nigerian getting involved to ...

To curtail the spread of the cholera epidemic, the Federal Government has commenced tackling its causes, including open defecation. Speaking about the new anti-open defecation drive yesterday, Vice ...

For residents of Daramola Abete, in the Ijora Badia area of Lagos, shot put is not the track and field sport that has delivered glory for many athletes on TV screens, but a less glamorous term for a ...

United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has disclosed that about 125 million US dollars would be needed for the construction of 2.5 million latrines to eradicate open defecation in Ebonyi. According to ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the ending open defecation practice by 2025 target. Dr Jane Bevan, UNICEF ...

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, in collaboration with the Abia State Ministry of Power and Public ...

Harpic, Nigeria’s leading toilet cleaning brand from Reckitt, has reaffirmed its commitment to improving sanitation and hygiene across Nigeria. The brand partnered with the Federal Ministry of Water ...

Though Kenya’s Open Defacation(OD) rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice. The 2019 Kenya ...

A member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Kingsley Ntui, has called for urgent and decisive action to address the persistent practice of open defecation in the state, warning that it poses ...

The rural population in Cross River State is facing a significant sanitation challenge, with 40 per cent still practicing open defecation. The permanent secretary, Ministry of Water Resources in Cross ...