The Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril, has said access to improved sanitation is still very poor at 36 per cent for majority of the Nigerian populace.
Jibril spoke on Monday at an event to mark the World Toilet Day 2016 in Abuja. He cited the National Demographic and Health Survey noting that absence of adequate sanitary facilities in schools constituted a great threat to school enrolment, particularly for the female children.
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