Open Defecation

How Nigeria Can End Open-Defecation By 2025 - Osinbajo

How Nigeria Can End Open-Defecation By 2025 – Osinbajo

The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has asserted that the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration remains committed to the delivery of sustainable sanitation and hygiene services to all Nigerians, effective collaboration among all levels of government and the private sector stating that this would will ensure the country achieves its goal to end open defecation by 2025.

Osinbajo made this assertion on Thursday while speaking at the virtual meeting of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Steering Committee to review the progress report of the implementation of the ‘Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet’ Campaign under the national …

Open Defecation

3m People Practise Open Defecation In Bauchi

Mr Garba Magaji, the General Manager (GM), Bauchi State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), on Friday said 3 million people practise open defecation in the state.

Magaji disclosed this at a one-day sensitisation and partnership meeting organised for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Coordinators and Community radio personnel in Bauchi.

He said statistics have shown that about 3 million people practise open defecation, while out of 10,000 communities, 6,000 of them practise open defecation with 4,000 using toilet facilities.

The GM said that Gov. Bala Mohammed became disturbed with the prevalence of open defecation among the people and …