Tag: SANITATION
Minister orders immediate step down of MD of NBET
By Constance Imasuen
Abuja - The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, has order the immediate step-down of Dr. Marilyn Amobi, Managing Director...
Govt Cancels Monthly Environmental Sanitation, Gives Reason
The Ogun State Government has canceled the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state.
The Government said it has also lifted the restriction of movement...
Sanitation: Nigeria needs additional 2m toilets annually over 7 years —...
By Felicia Imohimi
Kano - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Nigeria needed additional...
UNICEF Convenes Key Players in Abuja to Discuss Open Defecation, Sanitation...
In an effort to support 250 million people globally to abandon open defecation and 60 million to gain access to at least basic sanitation...
President Mnangagwa calls for improved sanitation amid cholera outbreak
Harare - President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Thursday urged the Harare city council and other local authorities to work on improving sanitation to...
Kogi: Catholic Church trains 130 community leaders on improved water supply,...
By Kola Adeyemi
Lokoja - The Catholic Diocese of Lokoja has trained 130 community leaders on how to improve water, sanitation and hygiene...
Sanitation : Kano Govt Records 65 Offenders, Lauds Residents’ Active Participation
By Aisha Ahmed
Kano - Kano State Government has lauded residents for increased level of participation in the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.
The government noted...
Jigawa Agency Sensitises Butchers On Environmental Sanitation
Malammadori - The Chairman, Jigawa Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) Alhaji Faruk Abdallah, has called on butchers to ensure proper sanitation of slaughter...
Sanitation: 8 truck drivers arrested in Ekiti
Oye-Ekiti- The Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Kola Oluwawole, said that eight truck drivers were apprehended on Saturday for violating the environmental law in...
Monthly Sanitation: Kogi Govt. records appreciable success, says Commissioner
Lokoja- The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kogi, Mrs Rosemary Osikoya, on Saturday said the state government recorded an appreciable success for September monthly...
Gombe Govt. launches sanitation to celebrate 20th anniversary
Gombe - Gombe State Government on Saturday launched monthly sanitation as part of activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the state’s creation in...
NRC, FMC, LAWMA, stage road show in Lagos to mark sanitation
Lagos -The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Saturday staged a road show campaign to mark the August Environmental Sanitation in Lagos in collaboration with...
Improving access to water and sanitation in Africa
by Tosin Kolade,
World leaders recently met in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to deliberate on how Africa can achieve water security in line with the...
Group urges policy to promote hygiene practices in schools
Abuja - Ms. Miriam Onuoha, President, Global Advocacy for Toilet and Sanitary Standards Initiative, has canvassed for deliberate policies to promote safe hygiene in...
14,000 communities now open defecation-free in Nigeria, says UNICEF
Abuja - The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said 14,000 Nigerian communities have attained open defecation free status within the eight years of...
Kano State Govt. to establish mobile court to try violators of...
Kano - The Kano State Government is to establish mobile court to try violators of the state environment laws,
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje said.
The governor made...
Lagos Govt. demolishes 45 shanties at Iba
Lagos (Lagos State) - The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) on Thursday demolished 45 shanties at LASU round-about in Iba...
Kebbi Govt., UNICEF to spend N1.46bn to promote women, children’s rights
Birnin Kebbi - The Kebbi Government and UNICEF have signed a joint annual work plan worth N1.46 billion aimed at promoting the rights of...
Enugu exco approves draft bill to whittle consultants’ powers
Enugu - The Enugu State Executive Council has approved a draft bill to reduce the powers of revenue consultants and raise more funds for...
Crisis affects estimated 24,117 persons in Benue – NRCS
Abuja - The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) says about 24,117 persons are affected in Benue as a result of communal clashes between suspected...