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In a bold step toward achieving a cleaner, safer, and more dignified society, the Lagos State Government, in collaboration with WaterAid Nigeria and the Lagos State Waste Forum, has flagged off the Open Defecation Free (ODF)/Hygiene Behaviour Change Campaign. The event, held at the Musical Village in Ikorodu, on Thursday attracted community leaders, stakeholders, government officials, and development partners, all …

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WaterAid, Nigeria has concluded it's Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement Project (SHIP) in Lagos, rehabilitating 34 dysfunctional toilet facilities and hand washing stations in schools and public health centres in Lagos State.

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By Dayo Emmanuel WaterAid Nigeria and PepsiCo Foundation have marked Menstrual Hygiene Day with training for teachers on handling young girls on menstrual hygiene and practical session for women on the production of sanitary pads. The event which took place at the Igando Ikotun Local Council Development Area secretariat in Lagos recently, also featured a train-the-trainers seminar to equip female …

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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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Nigeria has been hit by devastating flooding over the past weeks, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 600 people, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people after their homes were inundated. With rains expected to continue over the next days, below is a statement by Abu Jibril, Acting Country Director of WaterAid in Nigeria. He said: “The flooding has …

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WaterAid Nigeria and Kimberly Clark Corporation would commence a project titled Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement Project in Ikorodu North and Ojodu Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) of Lagos State, being the pilot councils. DAYO EMMANUEL, who was at the inauguration of the project in June, also attended a capacity building workshop the two organisations facilitated recently in Lagos for journalists, …

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‘A Gram Of Human Waste Contains Over 10 Million Viruses, Parasites’ Nanbam Michael is the Project Manager on the Kimberly Clark Corporation project being facilitated by WaterAid, Nigeria. The project, titled ‘Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement Project,’ is being piloted in two local councils of Ikorodu North and Ojodu Local Council Development Areas, representing rural and peri-urban communities. Michael, who facilitated at a three-day …

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WaterAid Nigeria and Kimberly Clark Corporation have inaugurated a two-year project in Ikorodu North and Ojodu Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State.

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WaterAid Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation has said that more than 120 million Nigerians lack access to decent toilets in their homes. The organisation said on its website on Monday that ensuring everyone, everywhere had access to potable water and a decent toilet by 2030 was crucial for actualising the Sustainable Development Goal six. It said that Nigeria had made solid progress …

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