How FCT community became open defecation-free

Photo caption L-R Nuhu Packachi, the Sarikin of Zuma 1, Hossana Friday, a resident of the community during an interview session with BusinessDay

In October 2019, Nigeria overtook India with a population almost seven times bigger and a land area three-and-a-half times bigger, to become the number one open-defecation nation globally. Suleiman Adamu, Nigeria's minister of Water Resources, described the situation as a “national shame’’.

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