Open defecation perpetuates a vicious cycle of disease and poverty, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The countries where open defection is most widespread have the highest number of ...

In the heart of a rural Nigerian village, in the South West, the Ademola family’s life remains a constant struggle against disease and poverty. Their home, a simple constructed hut, is surrounded by ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has stressed the need for the public and the private sector to strengthen efforts in ending open defecation in Nigeria. While expressing concern over ...

From mothers leading their children to vacant lots at daybreak, to government bid to enforce new sanitation laws, Niger State finds itself grappling with a deepening crisis of open defecation — and ...