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By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government, through the Clean Nigeria Campaign (CNC) Secretariat, has stepped up efforts to make the FCT open defecation-free by 2025. Mrs Chizoma Opara, CNC National Coordinator, said this when she led a team to visit toilets constructed under the private sector arrangement of ‘Build OperateContinue Reading

By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government on Thursday pledged to work with state governments to tackle cholera outbreaks and deaths in many parts of the country. Mr Ibiyemi Olu-Daniels, a Director in the Water Quality Control and Sanitation Department, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, made the pledge at the ongoingContinue Reading

By Tosin Kolade The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) called on political parties and their candidates on Tuesday, to commit to promoting access to potable water and sanitation when elected into office. The National Coordinator of NEWSAN, Mr Benson Attah, made the call at a news conference in Abuja,Continue Reading

By Tosin Kolade The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, on Tuesday, called on the private sector to invest in the potentials available in Nigeria’s dams and reservoirs. Adamu made this call at a workshop on Effective Utilisation of Impounded Water in Dam Reservoirs’ in Abuja. He noted thatContinue Reading

By Tosin Kolade The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu has said states’ attitude and poor governance culture in the water and sanitation sector may affect the attainment of an Open Defecation Free country by 2025. Adamu said this at the Opening of the National Retreat for States onContinue Reading

By Tosin Kolade The Network of Female Professionals in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (FEMinWASH), has called for the inclusion of women in operation and maintenance of water facilities. FEMinWASH Chairperson, Dr Boluwaji Onabolu, made this call at a news conference in collaboration with the FCT Rural Water Supply and SanitationContinue Reading