A group of villagers walks through Jiling, in the Nuwakot district of central Nepal, with eyes glued to the ground. They cut narrow paths around rice fields and yield to goats until they find what ...

SIR: According to the 2018 National Outcome Routine Mapping (NORM) Report, 47 million Nigerians practice open defecation. In other words, one out of four Nigerians engage in open defecation. Nigeria ...

Nigeria is expected to be free of open defecation by 2025. The deadline has been set, through the government’s proclamation and efforts are in top gear to achieve set objectives. At the front in this ...

Ogun State government has criminalised open urination and defecation as part of measures to put permanent stop to open defecation in the state. Read Also: 2025 Deadline: FG to intensify campaign on ...

Seventeen communities in two regions have been declared open defecation-free. This follows their ability to have 100 per cent ...

In India, Hindus are, on average, richer and more educated than Muslims. But oddly, Hindus' child mortality rate is much higher. All observable factors say Hindus should fare better, but they don't.

As the Lagos State Government battles poor sanitation and waste management, open defecation is still a common sight due to inadequate sanitary facilities in public spaces. IDOWU ABDULLAHI writes on ...

The Chief Minister stated that the government has allocated funds to construct toilets, noting that under the Jal Jeevan Mission, taps have been installed and a water supply is being provided.

The Oyo State Government says it is working hard to end open defecation in the state by 2028, saying anyone who goes against the law would be reprimanded. Mr Dotun Oyelade, Commissioner for ...

A group of villagers walks through Jiling, in the Nuwakot district of central Nepal, with eyes glued to the ground. They cut narrow paths around rice fields and yield to goats until they find what ...