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Lagos Trains Health Workers to Boost Water Safety Standards Lagos health workers during water safety training session

Korede Abdullah April 9, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State intensifies efforts to improve environmental health outcomes by training frontline health workers...

Pain After Every Meal: The Hidden Infection Millions of Nigerians Live With Young Nigerian woman experiencing stomach pain linked to H. pylori infection and poor sanitation

Oluwafunbi Bello April 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Misdiagnosed as diet or stress, a silent bacterial infection thrives in Nigeria’s water and...

Ekiti Prosecute 55 Residents for Violating Sanitation Order Ekiti government warns health workers and residents as Lassa fever cases and deaths increase across Nigeria.

Korede Abdullah March 2, 2026

EKITI, Nigeria – The Ekiti State Government has prosecuted 55 residents for allegedly breaching environmental sanitation regulations...

How Weak Environmental Enforcement is Failing Abuja’s Streets Stagnant drainage filled with animal waste beside Kubwa Market in Abuja

Oluwafunbi Bello February 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – By the time you reach the gutter at Kubwa Market, your body reacts before...

Chukwu Obinna February 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – When Nigeria declared a state of emergency in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in...

Ogun Seals Abeokuta Fuel Stations Over Missing Public Toilets Ogun environmental taskforce sealing fuel stations over sanitation violations

Korede Abdullah February 6, 2026

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government shuts two fuel stations in Abeokuta for violating sanitation laws,...

LAWMA Arrests Illegal Dumpers as Lagos Residents Decry Waste Surge LAWMA officials clearing illegal dumpsite along Lagos-Badagry Expressway

Korede Abdullah January 31, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has arrested several cart pushers allegedly involved in...

Lagos Launches Digital Platform to Overhaul Water, Sanitation Services Statewide Lagos officials at WASH sector coordination meeting in Ikeja

Oluwafunbi Bello January 30, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State unveils a new digital management system designed to transform water, sanitation and...

FCTA Releases Hotlines to Report Uncleared Refuse in Abuja Open waste dump at the entrance of Karonmajiji community in Abuja, showing heaps of refuse scattered near homes and pathways.