Tag:Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Water & Sanitation

Nigerian ‘WASH’ advocate bags Africa Youth Award

Founder, Water with Development (WaterWide), Mr Wilson Atumeyi, has bagged the 2020 Africa Youth Awards. Atumeyi, who is a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) advocate,...

Michael Simire - January 3, 2021

Water & Sanitation

Stemming the tide of open defecation: The Kwara approach

Globally, Nigeria is ranked second after India on the rung of countries with the highest prevalent rate of open defecation practice, and the first...

Michael Simire - January 3, 2021

Water & Sanitation

Gombe moves to end open defecation by 2025

The Gombe State Government, in a bid to end open defecation by 2025, has declared a state of emergency on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene...

Michael Simire - December 30, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Examining Nigeria’s water and sanitation sector in COVID-19 era

The relevance of water to Nigeria’s national development is very pivotal to population growth, urbanisation and increased efforts at agriculture and industrial development. This relevance...

Michael Simire - December 27, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Kaduna to spend N2.8bn on water, sanitation, hygiene in 2021

The Kaduna State Government has earmarked the sum of N2.8 billion to be spent on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in 2021 under...

Michael Simire - December 22, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Oyo to end open defecation before 2025

The Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun, says the state is committed to ending open defecation across the state before the...

Michael Simire - December 10, 2020

Water & Sanitation

UN, WSSCC give $2.5m to six states to improve hygiene

The United Nations (UN) Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) have provided $2.5 million for the implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2020

Water & Sanitation