The Gombe State Government on Friday announced that monthly sanitation scheduled every last Saturday of the month will not be held tomorrow over the local government election. Disclosing this in Gombe, the state capital, Commissioner for Water, Environment and Forest Resources, Mohammed Fawu, called on residents to keep their surroundings clean, stressing that they shouldn’t wait for the general allotted …

Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene is essential for human health and well-being. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is about “clean water and sanitation for all”. However, in many developing countries, these necessities remain out of reach for a significant portion of the population, particularly those living in suburban and rural areas. The popular thinking is that local …