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In 2009, 216,122 pupils in 229 primary schools in Nigeria gained access to improved sanitation and hygiene facilities through government-funded water sanitation projects. (Photo credit: Creative Commons) |
Lagos state government met this week to discuss the ban of latrines and illegal locations of petrol filling stations in the urban communities of Nigeria. The Lagos 2010 Sewage and Wastewater Summit was held from March 2 to 4. At the summit, Environment Commissioner Muiz Banire expressed concern that pit latrines contributed to groundwater contamination in the communities that depended on shallow wells for water. He proposed that the 1978 ban on latrines be revisited and reinforced. Continue reading Nigerian government takes action against water sanitation crisis