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 ...

With Nigeria ranking second among countries with the worst open defecation practices, the Federal Government has launched a new campaign to bring about behaviour change and sensitise the public on the ...

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

By Esther Onyegbula Fellows of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) will on July 25 launch the WEEPOO Pee-to-Power Project and lead a 10-kilometre WEEPOO Walk Against Open Defecation in Lagos ...

Isn’t it just shocking that 47 million Nigerians are practising open defecation? It’s real! According to the 2018 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping (WASH NORM) Survey, at ...

*Every year, Nigeria rolls out new campaigns to end open defecation. Billboards go up, slogans fly, and pledges pour in. But for millions, the bush remains their only bathroom. Not by choice, but by ...

The Jigawa State government has reintroduced an older house-to-house health inspection policy, known as Dubata Gari, which focuses on enforcing personal hygiene and environmental cleanliness. This ...

Ado Ekiti — The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and European Union (EU) at the weekend said that Ekiti State leads other states of the federation in open defecation. The international ...

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 ...