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Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Gabrinoz: 12:22am On Nov 19, 2013
UNICEF has blamed worsening sanitary situation for the spread of diseases in Nigeria, saying about one hundred million people lacked access to sanitary toilets.

This is coming as the Federal Government said 2,771 cases of cholera epidemics was reported this year with 124 deaths.

Speaking first at the celebration of World Toilets Day, UNICEF Chief Sanitary, Water and Hygiene Officer, Kannan Nadar described the situation in Nigeria as very critical.

He said, “Nigeria has about one hundred million people without access to toilets, this is worrisome, as it is possible for everyone to own toilet, it doesn’t cost much. “Sanitation and toilets are fundamental human rights. since it is possible for everyone to own toilet, it is not justified for people to die of diseases related to open defecation.”

Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the recent occurrence of cholera epidemics could be stopped if there was a mechanism to stop open defecation.

He said, “as many as an estimated 2771 cases and 124 deaths with case fatality rate of 4.5 per cent were reported, this yearly occurrence of cholera epidemics could be stopped if there is a mechanism to stop open defecation which will prevent contamination of water sources and foods that are major causes of cholera in the country."

The minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Amb. Sani Bala assured the gathering that government was working on a policy that will encourage communities and urban centres to embrace good sanitary and hygiene system.

Head of Governance, WaterAid Nigeria, Tolani Busari expressed concern that barely two years to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Nigeria was yet to address the problem of poor sanitation.

According to her, “staggering 37 million people still practice open defecation, nearly 100,000 children under the age of five dying of diarrhea in Nigeria every year as a result of poor sanitation and water.”

She expressed concerns over how government was handling of sanitation, arguing that the nation’s poor handling of sanitation issues is not just restricted to hygiene, but that, “without a private toilet, women and girls are vulnerable to violence, intimidation and indignity. Women and girls living in Nigeria without toilet facilities spend about 3.1 billion hours each year finding a place to go to toilet in the open.

“Sanitation has always been the most neglected and off-track of the MDGs, with little funding, resources or political will to address the crisis. There has been little or no progress towards the agreed target of allocating 0.5 per cent of GDP to sanitation."

http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=news&newscid=12112&catid=44
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Grendel(m): 10:18am On Nov 19, 2013
Which kind News be dis OO

World Toilet Day grin
Jesuuu OOO! Oluwa OOO!!! Na me be dis?
First to comment ?
God is Good

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Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Tsmooth1(m): 10:18am On Nov 19, 2013
^^^ You fvck up bigtime! Please I am unemployed graduate, and I need Job. Abeg make una help me because I de contemplate suicide.
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Nobody: 10:18am On Nov 19, 2013
100 million?
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by chymystique(f): 10:18am On Nov 19, 2013
Ok...



Wah of World Excrete Day undecided
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Nobody: 10:20am On Nov 19, 2013
75% of nairalanders excrete in the bush......



lmao....just kidding...or maybe not cheesy

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Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Gosj01(m): 10:20am On Nov 19, 2013
World toilet day!!!
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Dynasty92: 10:20am On Nov 19, 2013
Hehehehehe...dats cool








fpt!!
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by juman(m): 10:20am On Nov 19, 2013
Aka ne.

More than 100 million.

Abeg nigeria is not a country.

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Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by MAYOWAAK: 10:21am On Nov 19, 2013
Gold plated Water closet for shitting.

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Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by hunter21(m): 10:21am On Nov 19, 2013
This is the hieght of it.
100milion nigerians don't have toilets in thier house.
100million leave on less than 300naira per day.
Life expectancy is 40years
Mumu statistics.

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Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Nobody: 10:21am On Nov 19, 2013
Na these stats oyibo dae see wey dae mk dem reason us anyhw so angry
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Youngzedd(m): 10:21am On Nov 19, 2013
OMO! See insult.

Bullshit stat from UNICEF
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Nobody: 10:21am On Nov 19, 2013
i even thought it would be more sef undecided

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Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Nobody: 10:21am On Nov 19, 2013
grin grin
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Leadn(m): 10:22am On Nov 19, 2013
Logicboy03: 75% of nairalanders excrete in the bush......



lmao....just kidding...or maybe not cheesy

Evulz cheesy cheesy
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by pmc01(m): 10:22am On Nov 19, 2013
embarassedWe shall overcome.......... some day! embarassed
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by agrovick(m): 10:23am On Nov 19, 2013
World toilet day? This oyinbo pple sha
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by jericco1(m): 10:23am On Nov 19, 2013
what about the bush and moi moi leather? Lol jooor we get different types of toilet!!
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Iaz93: 10:23am On Nov 19, 2013
Bush! Bush!! Bush!!!

Good feeling! Fresh Nature's Air!

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Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Zumarocket(f): 10:23am On Nov 19, 2013
pit toilet sure pass.

#teampublictoilet...

Last bulet: my girlfrd is a jilt and a sinner,God wil nvr excuse her
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Omen100(m): 10:24am On Nov 19, 2013
back then in Sapele, na bush men dey go do d tin or river, but dis Lagos self nor get bush or river, river sh1tt1ng still remain d best anytime anyday





teamrivertoilet
wink wink wink
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Iaz93: 10:24am On Nov 19, 2013
Leadn: In other news!
Pilot puts fear in passangers. Shouts "we're going down, we're going down" cheesy grin
http://xtremegists.com/we-are-going-down-pilot-puts-fear-in-passengers/
ROTFLMAO!!! gringrin
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by fpeter(f): 10:25am On Nov 19, 2013
we are talking food UNICEF is talking toilet
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by juman(m): 10:26am On Nov 19, 2013
Omen100: back then in Sapele, na bush men dey go do d tin or river, but dis Lagos self nor get bush or river, river sh1tt1ng still remain d best anytime anyday





teamrivertoilet
wink wink wink

Yeah, I also defecated in river one day in Lagos.
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Vicjosh(m): 10:26am On Nov 19, 2013
i wonder if dis statistics is true cos wts d populatn of d whole of nigeria dat 100million ppl will now nt av acces to toilet.
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by harbeordune(f): 10:28am On Nov 19, 2013
Thou shall not short put
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Cubeet: 10:28am On Nov 19, 2013
YOU MEAN UNICEF CAME TO NIGERIA AND STARTED COUNTING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT TOILET? HOW DID THEY GET THAT STATISTICS.
YOU WOULD BE VERY SURPRISE THAT THE PERSON THAT COMPILED THAT STATISTICS HAS NEVER BEEN TO NIGERIA. So Funny!

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Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Lilimax(f): 10:28am On Nov 19, 2013
fpeter: we are talking food UNICEF is talking toilet
grin

Come to think of it, a lot of people still patronize the bush in the north?
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by Nobody: 10:28am On Nov 19, 2013
Mtcheeeeew. Tell that to N*gige and his VIP toilet APC beneficiaries. As for me, I enjoy it better in my village bush undecided
Re: Today Is World Toilet Day - 100M Nigerians Lack Access To Toilets - UNICEF by AMAKAVIOLA: 10:29am On Nov 19, 2013
Mtchwwwww. 'Latrine day kwa' Ana eme nu

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