Mr Benson highlighted the growing burden of neglected tropical diseases linked to poor water and sanitation.
Mr Mallo said the policy aligned with Nigeria’s commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation.
According to him, the intervention builds on gains recorded in the first and second phases.
According to Mrs Tinubu, each state will receive 10,000 pads through the offices of their first ladies.
Ms Ugoh reiterated that sustaining momentum would require Nigerians to embrace sanitation as a personal responsibility
Ms Bevan said that the campaign against open defecation must be kept at the front burner.
“Borno made significant progress by getting the first two local government areas to become Open Defecation Free in 2022.”
Ms Bevan said current toilet construction in the country stood between 180,000 – 200,000 toilets annually, describing it as inadequate.
UNICEF said introducing subsidies would encourage vulnerable persons in communities to build and use their toilets.
