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UNICEF targets 150,000 in Adamawa WASH initiative
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that 150,000 people will benefit from the Accelerated Sanitation and Water for All (ASWA) project in two local government areas in Adamawa. Dr Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of Bauchi UNICEF Field Office, disclosed this at the inauguration of the four-year ASWA project on Thursday. She stated that the program would be implemented in Ganye…
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Lagos LCDAs vow to sustain WASH projects
Ojodu and Ikorodu North LCDAs in Lagos have pledged to maintain the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) projects implemented by WaterAid with support from Kimberly-Clark. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that representatives of both LCDAs made this commitment at the close-out workshop of the Integrated Hygiene and Health Project on Thursday. Speaking at the event, Mr Kolawole Banwo,…
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Defence
Centre, NPS partner to combat banditry, arms proliferation
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with the National Park Service (NPS) to tackle banditry and other criminal activities within Nigeria’s parks. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Johnson Kokumo retired, the Center’s Coordinator, made this known during a visit to the NPS in Abuja on Thursday. “Our mission is to…
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Energy & Environment
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 by 2030 with over 48 million Nigerians still practicing open defecation. They disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN recalls that 2025 was initially set out to end…
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Energy & Environment
FG advocates private sector collaboration to improve sanitation
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has called for greater private sector involvement in improving access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in Nigeria. Utsev made this call at the opening of the National Retreat for States on the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet campaign in Abuja on Wednesday. He emphasised the government’s commitment to fostering market-driven solutions and…
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Energy & Environment
KNSG approves policy to address environmental degradation, climate change
The Kano State Executive Council has approved a comprehensive Climate Change Policy Framework to address environmental degradation and climate change in the state. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, the spokesperson to the state governor, on Friday in Kano. Dawakin-Tofa said the policy was aimed at protecting public health, reducing emissions, and fostering sustainable economic growth.…
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Climate change: World Bank disburses N5bn to 140 Plateau communities
The World Bank says it has disbursed N5 billion to 140 communities across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau to help them tackle climate change. The Country Director of the World Bank in Nigeria, Mr. Ndiame Diop, said this on Thursday in Jos during the formal disbursement of the funds to the benefiting communities. Diop, however, said that…
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Energy & Environment
FG, NYSC partner to curb open defecation
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has announced a partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to address open defecation and poor sanitation challenges in the country. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Richard Pheelangwah, communicated this at a workshop for NYSC Community Development Service (CDS) focal officers of the Clean Nigeria Campaign on Thursday in…
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Energy & Environment
Table water producers back Lagos ban on single-use plastics
The Association for Table Water Producers (ATWAP) of Nigeria has backed the Lagos State Government ban on single-use plastics, including sachet water. The National President of ATWAP, Dr. Clementina Ativie, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Etivie said the association would work with the state government through the Lagos State…
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Energy & Environment
Confusion, lamentation trail Lagos ban on single-use plastics
 Controversy confusion and lamentation have trailed the reactions expressed by stakeholders, including sachet water dealers and consumers, as the Lagos State Government prepares for the total ban on single-use plastics. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a separate interview on Sunday in Lagos that the ban would aggravate the already economic hardship being experienced by many in…
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NEWS
Flood: Move out of coastal area, A’Ibom govt tells dwellers
The Akwa Ibom State government has alerted its citizens, particularly residents living along low-level coastal areas, to relocate to upland to avoid impending flood. The Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom Moses Ekpo, who gave the directive in a statement by his Press Secretary Ekikere Umoh on Wednesday in Uyo, said that the alert was due to recent forecasts by the…
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