Nigeria

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Executive order extended

Original order: November 2019

Signed: H.E. Muhammadu Buhari, President

In 2019, Nigeria's president signed an executive order to prioritize ending open defecation in Nigeria by 2025. High levels of open defecation were contributing to a range of public health problems, including waterborne diseases like cholera and diarrhea. The Executive Order created the “Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet" campaign, marking the beginning of a national drive to be open-defecation free. In 2025, the President formally extended the Executive Order to 2030 following the development of a costed National Sanitation Master Plan by the Ministry.

Extended order: November 2025

Signed: H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President

HIGHLIGHTS

2019

  • Established Clean Nigeria Secretariat

  • Monitoring mechanisms to support states

2025

  • National goal: an Open Defecation Free Nigeria by 2030

  • Establishes mechanism for support and compliance at municipal level

  • Progress monitoring by the National Statistics Office and World Bank

  • Targets full coverage of all 704 local government areas

  • Two states achieved Open Defecation Free status. As a result, more than 28 million people now have access to toilets

  • 174 cities and towns in Nigeria are Open Defecation Free

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