WORLD TOILET DAY: WaterAid delivers damning report on availability of decent toilets in Nigeria

A damning report by WaterAid Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has revealed that over 120 million Nigerians have no access to decent toilets in their homes or around them.

The report by the NGO also revealed that with fewer than three in 10 people having a decent toilet, the country has a big task ahead of it to install the right sanitation systems that meets world standards.

“We are working with the government as it renews its efforts to reach the people who are most in need of these essential services.

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“59 million people don’t have clean water and that is one in every three people.

“123 million people don’t have a decent toilet; that is seven in 10 people who are more likely to be ill, more often.

“59,500 children under five die a year, due to poor water and sanitation,” it said.

WaterAid said that it was simply not right that 62 million children in Nigeria do not have access to a decent toilet at home.

It also added that 52 per cent of schools in the country do not have basic sanitation; hence, children were being dangerously exposed to illness that could kill them.

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