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WaterAid supports launch of WASH policy in third Nigerian State


On 4 December 2009 Enugu State in South East Nigeria launched its first Water and Sanitation Policy. - 10 February 2010

World Toilet Day 2009


We do not have to imagine these things; the challenges of sanitation and hygiene are realities that we live by every day. - 19 November 2009

Global Handwashing Day in Enugu State, Nigeria


This years Global Hand Washing Day has the theme Children and School and aims to foster and support a global and local culture of hand washing with soap, while also raising awareness about the benefits of hand washing with soap. - 18 November 2009

World Water Day 2009 in Nigeria


Read the report on World Water Day, which was celebrated through a project visit by journalists under the auspices of the Watsan Media Network. - 31 March 2009
Nigeria
Nigeria Map
WaterAid Nigeria
Area: 923,768km²
Capital: Abuja
Other main cities:
Lagos, Ibadan,
Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Kano
  • Population
    Population icon147.7m
  • Infant mortality
    Infant mortality icon99/1000
  • Child deaths (under five) from diarrhoea per annum
    Under five icon152,000
  • Life expectancy
    Life expectancy icon47.7 years
  • Water supply coverage
    Water supply coverage icon47%
  • Sanitation coverage
    Sanitation coverage icon30%
  • Below poverty line
    Below poverty line icon34.1%
  • Development index
    Development index icon158
  • Adult literacy
    Adult literacy icon72%
Sources:
Human Development Report 2006/09, World Development Report 2006/09, UNICEF State of the World's Children 2009, and WHO World Health Statistics 2009

NB. Official statistics tend to understate the extent of water and sanitation problems, sometimes by a large factor. There are not sufficient resources available for accurate monitoring of either population or coverage. Varying definitions of water and sanitation coverage are used and national figures mask large regional differences in coverage.
 

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