UNICEF:OVER 90% NIGERIAN HOUSEHOLDS LACK PORTABLE WATER 💧

The United Nations International Children's Fund UNICEF says Less than 10% Nigerian households have access to potable water.

 Zaid Jurji  UNICEF Chief of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for UNICEF Nigeria disclosed this In an interview in Abuja while talking about the problem of open defecation in Nigeria.
He maintained that water  is one of the most critical Factor in the  growth of  any country  t affects everything else including education and health.

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