EU Donates €14.25 Million to Nigeria for Water and Sanitation

The European Union (EU) has donated €14.25 million to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector in Nigeria through UNICEF. Mr Kanan Nadar, the UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Chief made this known in an interview withe the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. Nadar said that the amount was allocated to the sector as part of the EU support to improve sanitation in the country. He said that the money would be used to execute projects in three states – Plateau, Adamawa and Ekiti – because they were rated lower than 30 per cent in sanitation coverage. “14.25 million euro was the specific allocation for the WASH sector and looking at three states which are Plateau, Ekiti and Adamawa. “The EU support to the Nigeria WASH sector had always been there for sometime and some of these states like Plateau, Ekiti and Adamawa have been part of the support. “If you look at Plateau and Ekiti, their coverage for water and sanitation together is less than 20 per cent; for Adamawa it’s about 27.2%. “If you look at sanitation, except for Adamawa which is 36 per cent, others are less hitting 26.9 per cent, which is less than the average of 31 per cent.”