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), […]
WASHNORM
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 […]
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 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 % […]
Only 6 % of health care facilities have access to basic WASH services,59 % of health facilities have basic water supply services.
Only 6 % of health care facilities have access to basic WASH services 59 % of health facilities have basic water supply services. Access to […]
Only 4 % of markets and motor parks have access to basic gender-sensitive water, sanitation and hygiene services
Only 4 % of markets and motor parks have access to basic gender-sensitive water, sanitation and hygiene services 13 % of markets and motor parks […]
Only 17% of households have access basic hygiene services
17% households have access basic hygiene services About 69% of households do not have handwashing facilities available on premises. Only 8% of households have handwashing […]
41% of public water supply is contaminated
41% of all taps fed by urban water utilities’ supply is contaminated with thermotolerant coliform with an average coliform forming units per 100ml at 234 […]
Only 13% of Nigerians have access to proper handwashing facilities
Only 13 % of the population use improved sanitation facilities with a proper handwashing station that has running water and soap. Fifty-one (51) % of […]
68% of Nigerians drink contaminated water
About 68 % use drinking water supplies contaminated by thermotolerant coliform at the point of collection according to WASHNORM, 2021 The 2021 Water Sanitation and […]
179m Nigerians lack access to safe water
179 million of Nigerians do not have access to safely managed drinking water services- WASHNORN The 2021 Water Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping […]
48m Nigerians defecate in the Open
The Nigeria WASH sector has made modest progress in the last couple of years, with the presidential declaration of a state of emergency in the […]