By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has convened a high-level three-day advocacy strategy workshop for its Kano and Cross River chapters, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable domestic financing, strengthened accountability frameworks, and climate-responsive implementation in Nigeria’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. Held at the Women Environmental Programme…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has officially launched a new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy aimed at strengthening governance, improving service delivery and advancing public health outcomes across the state. The policy, unveiled in Calabar on Friday, was developed with support from Self Help Africa under the WASH…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In a decisive step towards eliminating environmental and public health hazards, the Cross River State House of Assembly recently organised a public hearing on the Cross River State Open Defecation (Prohibition) Bill, 2025. The hearing, organised by the House Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation, took place at the…
By Our Reporter OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Ministry of Water Resources, in collaboration with the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSSA), Self Help Africa (SHA), and the Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN), weekend, inaugurated the Obubra Local Government Area Task Group on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (LTG-WASH) to strengthen WASH…
By Kelvin Obambon CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In a strategic move to enhance transparency and improve public infrastructure, the BudgIT Foundation, in partnership with the Network for Water Hygiene and Sanitation in Nigeria (NEWSAN), hosted a one-day intensive training on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The session, held at the Ikapture Centre for Youth Development Hall in…
OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government, through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSSA) and the Ministry of Water Resources, in collaboration with Self Help Africa (SHA), is set to convene a Stakeholders’ Meeting under the WASH System for Health (WS4H) Programme on Monday, 27 October 2025, at the Obubra Local Government…
