CURBING OPEN DEFECATION: LASG, WATERAID, PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATE TO BUILD 350 PUBLIC TOILETS IN LAGOS. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 CURBING OPEN DEFECATION: LASG, WATERAID, PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATE TO BUILD 350 PUBLIC TOILETS IN LAGOS  The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with WaterAid Plan and private operators, is set to build 350 more public toilets across the state to curb widespread open defecation and maintain hygiene and sanitation.  This is just as the State WaterAid team lead gave a projection that by 2028, the organisation will reach 10 million residents directly and another 17 million indirectly through interventions with basic Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access. Speaking at a roundtable over the weekend, the Special Adviser on Environment, Engr. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu said work has started on some of the toilets including identifying the locations for them. He stated that the State government will adopt the three-way approach in tackling the issue of open defecation, which is to put infrastructure in place, engage in massive advocacy and lastly, undertake an enforcement d...

SOMALIA SIGNS DEFENCE PACT WITH AZERBAIJAN. (PHOTO).


 Somalia signs defence pact with Azerbaijan


Somalia and Azerbaijan have signed a pact to bolster defense ties between the two countries, Anadolu Agency reported.


Somali Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur and his Azerbaijani counterpart Zakir Hasanov signed the agreement on Wednesday in Azerbaijanā€™s capital Baku.


The Somali Defense Ministry hailed the pact as a ā€œkey agreement in the fields of defense and defense industry cooperation.ā€


ā€œThis paves the way for enhanced technical support and military knowledge-sharing to bolster Somaliaā€™s defense capabilities,ā€ the ministry said on X.


Earlier on Wednesday, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks in Baku with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on bilateral relations, cooperation in green energy, and defense cooperation, among other issues.


After the talks, Azerbaijanā€™s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Somalia counterpart Ahmed Moallim Fiqi also signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of education.


Somalia and Azerbaijanā€™s longtime ally TĆ¼rkiye also enjoy close relations.

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