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6 Nov 2023
Nigeria Approaches its Open Defecation Free Target Date
In a blog in Nigeria Health Watch , arguments have been presented proposing ways to accelerate access to sanitation in the country. These include the need for more active involvement of subnational government – states and municipalities, investments in public sanitation facilities, the application of community-led sanitation initiatives, and the involvement of the private sector...
5 Sep 2022
Nigeria commits to accession to Helsinki Convention
A workshop held in Abuja, Nigeria at the end of July culminated in Nigeria’s commitment to a roadmap to accede to the Helsinki Convention – otherwise known as the Convention on the Protection and use of Transboundary Waters and International Lakes. The Nigerian government had already indicated its interest in acceding to the Convention in 2017 by attending a meeting of Parties to the Convention, and formally announced its intention to do so in 2019...
2 Jun 2022 LAGOS, Nigeria
Lagos’ Drinking Water Contaminated With Microplastics
Lagos is Africa’s second largest city and 90% of its 15 million inhabitants rely on boreholes for drinking water. The study found very high concentrations of microplastics in the drinking water and even more in industrially active areas.
25 Feb 2022 ABUJA, Nigeria
Nigeria: Government Pushing For Water Resources Bill
Previously rejected National Water Resources Bill to transfer of control from states to federal government has been updated to reflect findings of Water Resources Commission but critics still maintain that this is one step in the direction of privatization.
4 Oct 2021 KAMPALA, Uganda
Water Should Be At Centre Of African Climate Policies
Access to water and sanitation linked to climate change in new reports from WaterAid Nigeria
4 Jul 2021 ABUJA, Nigeria
World Bank Support For Nigeria WASH Services
World Bank credit line will provide upgraded WASH services to schools and health care facilities and help eradicate open defecation across 500 communities.
17 Mar 2021 NEW YORK NY
Climate Change Fuels Recruitment To Armed Non-state Actors
Northeast Nigeria research establishes a connection between climate change and sucessful recruitment into armed militias. Other regions are vulnerable.
4 Mar 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom
Nigerian Communities Can Sue Shell In UK Courts Over Decades Of Pollution
Two communities on the Niger Delta have won the right to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in English courts over decades of oil pollution that has damaged rivers, coastal areas and farmland as well as health, The UK Supreme Court overruled a previous Appeal Court finding that there was no real issue to be tried...