I sometimes defecate in my dress – 82 year old man
My name is Mairakumi, and live in Fulanin Gidan Gona community in Mallam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria I am about […]
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Bussiness plan and financial model for water utilities
BUSINESSPLAN AND FINANCIAL MODEL TOOL NEEDED TO DRIVE GROWTH AND ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC WATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA. Paper presented by Engr. Oluwatomilayo Onafowokan, […]
Mandate Market Public Toilet, Ilorin: filthy and stinking
By Esther David, Staff Writer Introduction Mandate Public Toilet is situated within an ultra-modern foodstuff wholesale market located at Olorunshogo road, Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria. […]
Ekiti State Permanent Secretary laments poor sustainability of WASH facilities
By Osalade Ayodele with background data from Babatope Babalobi The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities (MIPU), […]
World Toilet Day 2022: Making toilets fanciful and sexy
By Bernard Tavershima […]
Furaka community: where open defecation thrives
By Esther K. Bitrus with photo credits: Debbie Macaulay Furaka Community is located at the outskirts of Jos, the capital of Plateau State, in Northern […]
Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA) Final Report
Download – Final SUWASA Report The Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA) program was a six-year, $41.4 million United States Agency for International Development […]
Water and Sanitation masterplans in Nigeria
WASH Roadmaps, masterplans and strategy roadmaps in Nigeria Download – Ekiti state ODF Roadmap Download – FCT WASH Sector-wide Investment and action Plan Download – […]
African Water, Sanitation and Hygiene policies
List of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Policies in Africa This is a list of Water Supply, Water, Supply and Sanitation (WSS), and Water, Sanitation and […]
National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Policies in Nigeria
List of National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Policies in Nigeria This is a list of National Water Supply, Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) Policies, and […]
Life of a Mai Ruwa
Musa, a private water vendor, (popularly known as Mai Ruwa is based in Kano city, Kano State, Northern Nigeria. He told eWASH he makes about […]
Only 11 % of schools have access to gender sensitive basic WASH services
Only 11 % of schools have access to gender sensitive basic WASH services 37 % of schools have basic water supply services 35 % have […]
Nexus between WASH and Public Health
Download – Nexus between WASH and Public Health By Babatope Babalobi Senior Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Reform Expert EU-Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform […]
Project Appraisal Report: Urban Water Sector Reform and Port-Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Download – Urban Water Sector Reform and Port-Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project The Urban Water Sector Reform and Port-Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project […]
Ekiti State Water Resources Sector Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Download – Ekiti State Water Resources Sector M&E Framework The Framework is to develop strategy and indicators that assess the outcomes of Water Resources […]
Only 8 % of schools have girls’ toilet for menstrual hygiene management. Handwashing facilities available in 49 % of schools
Access to WASH in Schools About a third of all schools (37 %) have basic water supply services, while 30 % of schools have access […]
Only 11% Nigerians use pipe-borne water, 4% use pipe-borne water on premises
86% of Nigerians (up to 179 million people) do not have access to safely managed drinking water supply services 67% of the population have access […]
Only 8 % of urban water service connections are active, 41 % of all urban water taps are contaminated
There are an estimated 1,395 waterworks connected to urban water utilities across the 36 states of Nigeria including the FCT serving urban settlements. 951 (67 […]
Only 2 % of water points are available for at least 6 hours daily
There are an estimated 2,313,566 water points in Nigeria, with about 60 % located in rural areas and 40 % in urban areas 30 % […]