Mr Zaid Jurji, Chief, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for <strong>UNICEF</strong> says eliminating open defecation requires every Nigerian getting involved to ...

For residents of Daramola Abete, in the Ijora Badia area of Lagos, shot put is not the track and field sport that has delivered glory for many athletes on TV screens, but a less glamorous term for a ...

Though Kenya’s Open Defacation(OD) rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice. The 2019 Kenya ...

Stakeholders in the sanitation and hygiene sector have decried the rate of open defecation in all the area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The stakeholders spoke during the first ...

Residents of Oregun in the Ojota Area of Lagos State have raised concerns over the incidence of open defecation in parts of the community. They lamented that if left unchecked, the practice would ...

*Every year, Nigeria rolls out new campaigns to end open defecation. Billboards go up, slogans fly, and pledges pour in. But for millions, the bush remains their only bathroom. Not by choice, but by ...

Stakeholders in Ebonyi state have called for concerted efforts in the fight to end open defecation in the state. They made the call during a two-day stakeholders consultative meeting on the review of ...

The Kwara State Government has raised concerns over the health and environmental dangers of open defecation, urging residents to ...

The Kwara State Government has raised fresh concerns over the growing health and environmental risks associated with open defecation, calling on residents across the state to embrace proper sanitation ...

Discover why 27% of households with toilets still favor open defecation and the barriers to improved sanitation in Karnataka.

The Lagos State Government has detained eight individuals for open defecation in the Berger area of the state. The action comes after the state administration issued repeated warnings about the ...