Giving Compass' Take:

• Global Citizen reports on the shift in sanitation measures in Nigeria, from providing toilets and clean water (which wasn't scratching the surface) to influencing the government to do its civic responsibility.

• The Nigerian government has not shown much interest up until now that it would like to invest in better sanitation and quality education funds. What will change now that Nigerian figures are demanding action?

• Here's an article on improving food and nutrition security in Nigeria. 

More Nigerians have access to mobile phones than toilets.

In humanitarian circles, that line has become clichéd, used as a jarring comparison to highlight how something that’s taken for granted in many countries remains outrageously out of reach in Nigeria.

But the comparison elides a key point — providing adequate sanitation throughout Nigeria is a gargantuan task, requiring billions of dollars in investments, an overhaul of infrastructure, and widespread support across all levels of society.

Across Nigeria, 123 million people, or 7 in 10, do not have access to a decent toilet. Millions of people are forced to defecate in the open, in ditches, rivers, or elsewhere, exposing themselves to infection and sexual violence in the process. More than 59,500 children under the age of 5 die each year because of poor water and sanitation.

Read the full article about the need for toilets in Nigeria by Joe McCarthy at Global Citizen.