Challawa dam and Lake Chad Commission to benefit from AFDB’s £362,000 grant
Challawa dam and Lake Chad Basin Commission will benefit from a €362,000 African Development Bank grant to manage water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin in […]
WASH
World Water Day: Experts brainstorm on challenges of managing water projects
By Racheal Ogundipe and Babatope Babalobi The World Water Day was marked yesterday with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) experts […]
Activists decry UN Water Conference for promoting water privatization
By Babatope Babalobi The United Nations 2023 Water Conference opened today in New York, United States with water activists lamenting its alleged focus on strengthening […]
To end open defecation, make toilets sexy and trendy– Jack Sim, Founder, World Toilet Organization
Jack Sim, globally known as Mr. Toilet, is a Singaporean social entrepreneur and the founder of the World Toilet Organization (WTO) which promotes sanitation and […]
Poor water access in schools increases open defecation
WASH field report By Babatope Babalobi and Racheal Ogundipe A team from Bread of Life Development Foundation visited the St James Primary School II, Ota […]
New York hosts global water conference next week
By Dr Babatope Babalobi and Racheal Ogundipe New York, United States’ leading commercial […]
Vacancy at WaterAid: Head of WASH
WaterAid Nigeria is recruiting for the role Head of WASH. Apply via this link https://www.wateraid.org/ng/head-of-wash Deadline: 16 March, 2023
USAID Nigeria: E-WASH final report
Kindly find below the final report of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) financed Effective Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services (E-WASH) program implemented from […]
USAID/LUWASH appoints Soni Elisha as Deputy Chief of Party
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) financed $44m Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (LUWASH), programme has appointed Engr Soni Elisha as its […]
90% of Ekiti residents lack access to safe water, 1m people defecate openly
Ninety per cent of residents of Ekiti State lack access to safely managed drinking water, out of which 73% drink water contaminated with E-Coli from […]
Only Engineers should head Water Utilities- Agbeyo (former GM, Ekiti State Water Corporation)
Engr. Olabisi Ayoola AGBEYO , a Water Resources and Environmental Engineer retired as the General Manager of Ekiti State Water Corporation, in 2022. Among other […]
Nigeria’s WASH Professionals partner Environmental Health Officers to end Open Defecation
The Network of Female Professionals in WASH (FEMinWASH) in Nigeria is collaborating with the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) to devise strategies of ending […]
Video of the Week: Sululu waterfall, Adamawa State
Video submitted by Doris Zakama
Ilorin residents lament poor groundwater yield, unrealible public water service
By Esther David Residents of the Sapati community in Ilorin, Kwara State, have lamented low yield of underground water sources in the area, which would […]
Private firm introduces mobile toilets
An Abuja-based private company has introduced mobile toilets into the Nigerian market. Tagged ‘GreenToilets’, the sanitation facilities can be positioned at bus stops, motor parks, […]
IWA webinar on urban regulation challenges, holds February 18
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face significant challenges that hinder adequate water & sanitation service delivery. These challenges make it difficult to promote inclusive urban […]
Apply for WASH Master of Science in Jordan: Scholarships available
The German Jordanian University has recently released its applications for the 2023 Humanitarian Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Master of Science Program, open until 26 […]
Wanted: Event management firm to host 7th Africansan
The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) call for expression of interest (EOI) for an event management firm to deliver the 7th AfricaSan Conference. SuSanA is an […]
Book review: Water and Sanitation handbook for Parliamentarians
Introduction Parliaments and parliamentarians are critical in ensuring accountable, participatory, transparent governance necessary for inclusive and sustainable development. However, this critical role faces numerous challenges, […]
Water scarcity, a perennial problem in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
Residents of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, Nigeria, queuing to fetch drinking water from a private borehole, few days ago as recorded by eWASH’s Volunteer- Reporter: […]