78 mn kids at risk in Nigeria from water-related threats: Unicef
A total of 78 million children are at the highest risk from a convergence of water-related threats in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, the Unicef has warned. Calling on the government to rapidly increase investments in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector, Jane Bevan, Unicef Nigeria's chief of WASH, said that there is an urgent need to reduce the preventable diseases among vulnerable children.