Category: Water/Sanitation

Human Hands Contains 5,000 Germs at Any Given Time – Research 

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna The human hands according to research, contains approximately 5,000 germs at every given time, this is while United Nations Children Fund  (UNICEF),...

Global Handwashing Day: UNICEF, RUWASSA Takes Campaign to Rimau Community in Kaduna

BY Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Kaduna State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), on Wednesday takes handwashing awareness campaign...

​Zamfara Governor Inaugurates ACE Workshop…..to develop 5yrs work plan for community engagement

 By Alex Uangbaoje, Gusau Zamfara State governor, on Tuesday inaugurated the state “Advocacy and Community Engagement Workshop”, which is aimed at developing a 5-year Advocacy and...

​Traditional, Religious Leaders, Media Key to Advocacy – Stakeholders

By Alex Uangbaoje, Birnin Kebbi Stakeholders at the just concluded Kebbi State Advocacy and Community Engagement Workshop, has reemphasised the importance of both Traditional, Religious...

NGO, FG Partner to Distribute 330,000 sanitary pads to Young Girls in 6 States

The Aids Health Care Foundation (AHF), an NGO, said on Saturday that it would distribute 330,000 sanitary pads to young girls in six states of...

Exhibition: UNICEF Showcases Healthcare Products, Services Available in Kebbi

By Alex Uangbaoje, Birnin Kebbi  As part of measure to get the people of Kebbi State to have first hand idea of the services being...

Kebbi Government Adopts UNICEF “Faith for Life” Handbook for Advocacy

By Alex Uangbaoje, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Government on Wednesday adopted an advocacy document ‘Faith for Life’, developed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),...

Potable Water: FG Indicts States, says Access has Dropped by 25%

The Federal Government on Thursday indicted state governments by declaring that state governments are beginning to neglect the provision of adequate water supply and sanitation,...

Cholera Outbreak in North East Nigeria: 350,000 Children in Danger – UNICEF

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Following the growing concern for the health and wellbeing of in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, United Nations Children’s Fund...

Only 10% of Nigerians Have Access to Clean Water —W’Bank

Agency Report  Nigeria provided clean water to fewer than 10 per cent of its city dwellers in 2015, down from 29 per cent 25 years...