The Lagos State Government, through its Anti-Open Defecation Squad, has apprehended 46 male and female offenders during coordinated early morning operations across Lagos Island.

The Lagos State Government has arrested at least 275 residents across different parts of the state for defecating in public places despite the availability of 8,710 functional public toilets.PUNCH ...

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He reaffirmed government’s commitment to sustained monitoring and enforcement, warning that offenders would continue to face arrest and prosecution in line with the law.

Mr Zaid Jurji, Chief, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for <strong>UNICEF</strong> says eliminating open defecation requires every Nigerian getting involved to ...

The Lagos state government says it has arrested 46 persons for open defecation during coordinated early morning operations across Lagos Island.

The Lagos State Government has arrested 46 people for open defecation during early morning enforcement operations across ...

Though Kenya’s Open Defacation(OD) rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice. The 2019 Kenya ...

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One of the problems bedevilling Nigeria is the health effects of open defecation whose impact, according to available statistics, is huge. In this special report, OKWY IROEGBU-CHIKEZIE writes that it ...

Lagos State's Anti-Open Defecation Squad apprehends 46 offenders on Lagos Island to enforce environmental laws and safeguard public health.