UNICEF is in partnership with the government of Nigeria through a program titled “FGN/UNICEF
Water and sanitation program” which supports government and civil society partners at the National,
State, LGA and Community levels to “contribute to the achievement of MDGs related to W&S (halving by
2015 the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation-MDG
7;
Target 10)” At the National level, the program supports activities in policy and systems development
while intervening in thirty six states and the Federal Capital, Abuja. It aims at improving the quality of
life through provision of water and sanitation services