Nigeria: Unicef Constructs 338 Boreholes, 40 VIP Toilets in Plateau

19 March 2018

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it has constructed 338 boreholes in various communities in Shendam and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau to enhance access to safe drinking water.

Mr George Bekinbo, UNICEF's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene consultant, who made the disclosure, also said 40 Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines were constructed in some primary schools in the two local governments.

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