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Nigeria:
'Over 30 Million Citizens Defecate in the Open'
Daily Trust, 13 August 2011
Thirty three million Nigerians defecate in the open, depositing about 1.7 million tons of faeces into the environment annually, a UNICEF estimate has shown. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abuja, Modern City With No Public Convenience
Leadership, 7 August 2011
After over 30 years of existence, the authorities of the Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, are yet to provide public convenience for pressed residents. Read more »
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Nigeria:
33 Million Defecate in Open Places - UNICEF
Vanguard, 29 June 2011
The UNICEF says an estimated 33 million Nigerians still practice open defecation in different parts of the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
CLTS - A Culture of Sanitation And Hygiene
Daily Trust, 14 July 2011
The attainment of good hygiene and sanitation before 2015 target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) may not be attained by Nigeria, though the growing awareness about… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Open Defecation Reaches Govt Offices in Lafia
Daily Trust, 24 February 2011
The illicit practice of open defecation knows no limit in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, as those who indulge in the practice are also finding government office premises… Read more »
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Nigeria:
More Public Toilets to be Built in FCT
Daily Trust, 22 February 2011
Abuja Environmental Protection Board's Director (AEPB), Dr Abubakar Yabo, Friday said that arrangements are ongoing to build more public toilets in the FCT on a Public-Private… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Inadequate Toilet Facilities
This Day, 18 November 2010
In most developing countries, more attention is paid to eating and drinking than the disposal of human wastes. Not until this attitude is checked, the people will continue to… Read more »