Tag: Defecation
Open defecation: LAWMA arrests 46 more offenders
Lagos, Feb. 23, 2026 (NAN) The Lagos State Government, through its Anti-Open Defecation Squad, has apprehended 46 male and female offenders during coordinated early...
JAAN, JICA seek to eliminate open defecation in FCT by 2027
Abuja, Jan. 23, 2026 (NAN) The JICA Alumni Association of Nigeria (JAAN), in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and key institutions...
Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s 2030 open defecation-free deadline
Stakeholders in the environment space and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) have expressed mixed reactions on the feasibility of Nigeria achieving open defecation-free target...
Ending open defecation in Nigeria our priority – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has affirmed its commitment to end open defecation in Nigeria.
Jane Bevan, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH),...
Anambra Govt. begins enforcement against street trading, open defecation
The Anambra Government says it is resolved to stamping out street trading, indiscriminate dumping of refuse, open defecation and urinating in unauthorised places by...
Lagos, Ogun partner to end open defecation
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and its Ogun state counterpart on Tuesday held a sensitisation workshop against open defecation along the Lagos/Ogun...
FG on course to end open defecation — Minister
he Minister of State for Environment, Mr Isiaq Salako says the Federal Government is on course to end open defecation by 2025.
Salako said this...
States’ performance making 2025 Open Defecation- free target gloomy- Adamu
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu has said states’ attitude and poor governance culture in the water and sanitation sector may affect...
