Environmental Health & Safety Advisor

20/11/2025

🎉 Professor Peter Emmanuel Cookey has been appointed the substantive Director at the Centre for Water and Sanitation Studies (CeWASS), Rivers State University (RSU), Nkporlu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt.

On the occasion of the 2025 World Toilet Day celebration, we are delighted to share a significant milestone for the Centre for Water and Sanitation Studies (CeWASS), Rivers State University.

During a Courtesy Call to the vice chancellor of the University by the CeWASS team and other distinguished guests, the Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University officially announced the promotion of Professor Peter Emmanuel Cookey from Acting Director to Substantive Director of CeWASS.

This appointment recognizes Professor Cookey’s exceptional leadership in advancing regenerative sanitation, circular economy approaches, citywide inclusive sanitation, and water governance—not only within the University but across Nigeria and the global WASH community. His work continues to strengthen research, innovation, and capacity building at CeWASS, positioning the Centre as a leading hub for transformative sanitation solutions.

As CeWASS commemorates World Toilet Day with the theme “Sanitation in a Changing World — We’ll Always Need Toilets,” this announcement underscores the University’s commitment to strengthening institutional leadership in addressing sanitation challenges.

Please join us in congratulating Professor Peter Emmanuel Cookey on this well-deserved appointment. We look forward to the continued growth and impact of CeWASS under his visionary leadership.

20/11/2025

🌍 HYGIENE & SANITATION: YOUR HEALTH, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY! 🚰🧼

Good hygiene and proper sanitation aren’t just habits, they are powerful tools that protect us, our families, and our communities from diseases.

Every day, millions of people fall sick simply because of poor hygiene practices or exposure to contaminated environments. But the good news is these illnesses are preventable.

✨ Simple actions that make a big difference:

✔️ Wash your hands regularly with soap and clean water

✔️ Keep your surroundings clean and dispose waste properly

✔️ Use and maintain clean toilets

✔️ Store drinking water safely

✔️ Avoid open defecation, it spreads diseases rapidly

✔️ Cover your food to prevent contamination

✔️ Report damaged or leaking sanitation facilities

Healthy families, premises and communities start with responsible individuals. Let’s build a cleaner, safer environment where everyone can thrive. Together, we can stop the spread of diseases and protect our future.

💧 Cleanliness is not a one–day practice, it’s a lifestyle.

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

🌎💧🚻 WORLD TOILET DAY 2025🚻 🌍💧

SANITATION IN A CHANGING WORLD

Today, we join millions across the globe to mark World Toilet Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the urgent need for safe, accessible, and climate-resilient sanitation for all.

This year’s theme, “Sanitation in a Changing World,” reminds us that climate change is reshaping the way we manage sanitation. Floods, rising temperatures, erosion, and population growth are putting tremendous pressure on toilets, septic systems, sewage lines, and WASH infrastructure, especially in vulnerable communities.

💥 WHY THIS MATTERS?:

Floods contaminate water sources and spread diseases like cholera, typhoid, and diarrhoea.

Poorly managed toilets pollute the environment and endanger public health.

Climate shocks make already-weak sanitation systems collapse faster.

To build a healthier future, we must embrace stronger, climate-smart sanitation systems, from flood-resistant toilets to safer waste disposal, improved hygiene, and community awareness.

🚀 WHAT YOU, TOO, CAN DO?:

✔ Keep your toilets clean and functional

✔ Report damaged or overflowing sanitation facilities

✔ Support community WASH initiatives

✔ Advocate for government investment in climate-resilient sanitation

✔ Practice proper handwashing and hygiene habits

A toilet is more than just a facility, it is dignity, safety, and health.

Let’s work together to ensure everyone has access to safe sanitation (TOILET) in our changing world.

🌿 HAPPY WORLD TOILET DAY 2025!





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17/11/2025

🌍🚽WORLD TOILET DAY 2025🚽🌍

SANITATION IN A CHANGING WORLD!

Theme: “Sanitation in a Changing World"
We’ll Always Need a Toilet.

Date: 19th November 2025

As our world evolves, facing climate change, rapid urbanization, population growth, and technological advancement, one simple truth remains: we will ALWAYS need safe, clean, and accessible toilets.

Yet, 3.5 billion people still lack safely managed sanitation, exposing communities to diseases, environmental pollution, and preventable deaths. Poor sanitation contributes to cholera, diarrhoea, typhoid, malnutrition, and environmental degradation.

This year’s theme reminds us that sanitation must adapt to the changing realities around us. Floods, droughts, rising temperatures, and urban overcrowding all threaten our toilets, sewer systems, and hygiene practices.

✨ On this World Toilet Day, let’s advocate for:

✔️ Inclusive and climate-resilient sanitation systems

✔️ Proper waste management and environmental protection

✔️ Toilets that withstand floods, storms, and droughts

✔️ Community awareness on hygiene and safe sanitation

✔️ Government and stakeholder investment in WASH infrastructure

A clean, safe toilet is not a luxury, it is a human right.

Let’s raise our voices and take action today for a healthier, safer tomorrow.

💧🚽 World Toilet Day 2025: Because no matter how the world changes… we’ll always need a toilet.







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15/11/2025

FG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO ENFORCE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS BAN
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15/11/2025

🚻 WORLD TOILET DAY 2025 IS COMING!

Date: 19th November 2025

🌍 Theme: “Sanitation in a Changing World”

As our world rapidly transforms, through climate change, urban growth, technological advancement, and shifting social realities, safe sanitation has never been more important.

Yet, millions of people still live without access to a clean, safe, and functional toilet. This isn’t just a WASH issue; it is a human rights issue, a dignity issue, and a health issue.

This year’s theme, “Sanitation in a Changing World,” urges us to rethink how we design, manage, and sustain sanitation systems that can withstand floods, droughts, rapid population growth, and emerging public health threats.

💧 WHY THIS MATTERS:

Poor sanitation fuels outbreaks like cholera, typhoid, and diarrheal diseases.

Climate change is putting pressure on existing sanitation systems.

Vulnerable communities, especially women, children, and people with disabilities, bear the greatest burden.

Investing in resilient sanitation saves lives, strengthens communities, and builds a healthier future for all.

As we countdown to World Toilet Day 2025, let’s raise our voices, inspire action, and champion sanitation solutions that work for everyone, everywhere, in a rapidly changing world.

👉 Join the movement!
💬 Share this message
📸 Highlight sanitation challenges in your community
🙌 Advocate for improved WASH services
🚻 Promote safe toilet use and maintenance

Together, we can create a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient future.


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13/11/2025

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13/11/2025

Good morning friends and followers.

11/11/2025

The postgraduate board has extended the opening of the admission portal to 30th November 2025. Pls pass the information to your colleague who could not meet the deadline to come forward to apply now

Those still interested in applying for admission to the Centre for Water and Sanitation Studies, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt postgraduate studies take note .