Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services are vital for everyone. These services are indispensable to economic development, as well as health, tackling gender inequality and building resilience to climate change. WaterAid’s latest policy paper: “Ending the water, sanitation and hygiene crisis together: policy priorities for accelerating progress” sets out a series of recommendations to countries working to accelerate progress towards …

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WaterAid Nigeria, an international non-profit organisation, has issued a call to action, urging governments at all levels to prioritize the provision of clean water and sanitation services to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 target.   In her goodwill message at the commemoration of World Water Day 2023 held at the Babs Fafunwa Millennium Schools, Ojodu, Lagos, WaterAid Nigeria’s …

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Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has been declared winner of the 2023 governorship election held in Lagos State on Saturday 18th March 2023. Collation officer, Professor Adenike Oladiji on Monday morning in Yaba, Lagos announced the results and declared Sanwo-Olu the duly elected governor of the state. This means the incumbent governor and his deputy; Dr. Obafemi Hamzat …

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Finally, the 2023 Presidential election is underway, and the three major contenders have casted their votes just like some other Nigerians. Meanwhile, many of the voters may not know they are violating a part of the Electoral Act, 2023 which may someday count. Some voters are already uploading pictures of their thumb-printed ballot papers on social media which is an …

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Nigeria and Nigerians suddenly woke up to the new reality of “no cash” syndrome. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Naira redesign policy that was meant to help the economy is terribly hurting the same economy that it was meant to save. The Naira redesign was over-hyped; Nigerians thought that was a great idea only to be disappointed finding out …

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Talentplus Resources International (TRI), an NGO, on Saturday in Ikorodu sensitised teachers and security guards to child rights and safety in primary schools in Lagos State. The NGO is supported by Development Research and Project Centre (DRPC), and Ford Foundation. Mrs. Aderonke K-Eseka, Executive Director, TRI, said their primary objective was to sensitise teachers and head teachers to know that …

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The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) candidate for the Federal House of Representatives, Alimosho Federal Constituency, Hon. Boniface Okparaku, has called for calm in the wake of protests over the naira redesign policy. Okparaku made the appeal in an interview with newsmen   on Saturday in Lagos. Some demonstrators took to the streets to protest the hardship being faced due to …

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Former Head of Agricultural Economics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Adeolu Ayanwale, on Saturday charged Nigerian youths to promote agriculture through technology. Ayanwale gave the charge in Ile-Ife at a workshop organised for rural farmers with the theme: “Scaling-up Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) in Nigeria”.  The workshop was sponsored by the Commonwealth of Learning, …

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The Apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked an earlier report on Friday that it has ordered banks to start collecting the old N1,000 and N500 notes from the public with immediate effect. The earlier report also said, the CBN has pegged the maximum amount banks can collect at N500,000 only. A source from the bank aw …

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Country Director of WaterAid Nigeria, Ms. Evelyn Mere has said that an estimated 68 million Nigerians lack access to basic drinking water while 171million lack hand-washing facilities. Mere made the disclosure at the inauguration of a project titled Strengthening Water and Sanitation Delivery in Lagos Nigeria which is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She also …

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