The Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODe) has issued a rallying cry to stakeholders, policymakers, and the general public to join forces in the fight against open defecation. President ...

The M-CODe National Convenor emphasizes that open defecation is not merely a sanitation issue but a human rights concern, stressing that the practice perpetuates inequality, undermines human dignity, ...

As the quantity of rubbish grows, its nature and harms are changing too. Most of India’s waste used to be organic. Now the ...

LGAs open defecation-free out of 774 By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS Nigerians continue to experience waterborne diseases, the ...

The federal government is set to introduce a National Performance Scorecard to assess and rank states’ efforts in achieving an Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Nigeria by 2030.

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, has pledged to support Benue State in achieving Open Defecation-Free (ODF) status before the end of 2025, joining Jigawa as the ...

Parliament summons Health Minister The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has been summoned to appear before Parliament within one week, to brief the House on the outbreak of cholera and ...

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

The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to fully enforce environmental laws against open defecation and ensure the widespread provision of free ...

To discourage open defecation, senior health professionals have called on the state and local governments to make public toilets usage free of charge for the populace.They noted that the required fees ...

The Swachh Bharat Mission has significantly impacted public health, with WHO noting the saving of 300,000 children's lives.

Open Defacation rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022,  the country remains among 36 countries still ...