Nigeria: 150,000 Children Die Annually in Nigeria From Unsafe Water - Osinbajo

8 November 2016

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said about 150,000 children die of diarrhea-related diseases annually for drinking unsafe water.

He also regretted that Nigeria did not meet the targets of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, for water and sanitation, attributing that to the inability of the stakeholders in the sector to access available funds.

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