further fuelling the rate of open defecation. The experts urged the government to build appropriate toilet models for each community and provide free-to-use public toilets with a focus on using ...

The chiefs and people of Achinakrom in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region, can now enjoy improved sanitation ...

Nigeria’s battle against open defecation has been ongoing for years, with the government setting ambitious targets to end the ...

AS Nigeria ushers in 2025, the target to eliminate open defecation nationwide still hanging in the air, with over 48 million Nigerians still ...

The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to eliminating open defecation and addressing the public health ...

Interestingly, Ibrahim Maalim in Garissa explains that some people cherish open defecation as a way of interacting with nature. “Despite having a toilet at home, some people still prefer open ...

Residents in north Chennai resort to open defecation due to dilapidated public toilets, prompting outsourcing for maintenance and improvement.

Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the Ministry of Environment to enforce environmental laws against open defecation ...

The minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged state governments to take decisive measures against open defecation by ...

She says that while open defecation may be the norm in Kilifi ... Social worker Beatrice Mutinga attributes Tana’s toilet scarcity to poverty and a cultural belief that “jinni” (evil spirits ...