Kano State has made progress in its fight against open defecation, with 26 out of its 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) now ...

Kano State government has announced that 26 out of its 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) have been certified Open Defecation ...

However, 126 of 774 Local governments are certified open defecation free. ... making them safe for people to use at home will increase dignity among men and women, especially young girls.

Despite UNICEF’s endorsement, Nigeria’s only open defecation-free state struggles with human faeces UNICEF and the Nigerian government claim Jigawa is open defecation-free.

The commitment, demonstrated in Kano State, where 20 of the 26 local government areas that had attained Open Defecation-Free (ODF) status were formally awarded ODF certificates, was reiterated by ...

…over 30,000 communities certified open defecation free By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AHEAD of the 2025 deadline, the Federal Government, Friday, revealed plans to intensify campaign on ending open ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said only 134 out of 774 local government areas in Nigeria are Open Defecation Free (ODF). WASH Officer, UNICEF Kano field office, Ms Stella ...

Over 130 LGAs open defecation-free as Utsev leads water sector overhaul 11 April 2025 at 19:24. New projects have also commenced in Ondo, Kwara, Benue, and other states.

According to a UNICEF WASH Specialist, Mr. Monday Johnson, barely two years to the country’s 2025 target, as of August 31, 2023, only a total of 105 LGAs out of the 774 LGAs are open defecation ...