The menace of public toilets in institutional housing: Case studies of selected universities in South-West Nigeria

Abstract

The role of public toilet facilities in Nigerian universities cannot be underplayed because it is important in the sanitation enhancement of campus environment. Public toilets matter to everybody, regardless of their age, class, ethnic origin, gender, mental ability or physical ability. The harmony of a building would not be complete without it. A close observation of universities environment without adequate public toilet facilities at strategic locations is an impediment to its assumption of a full-fledged academic environment. This paper examines the provision, sanitation, and management of public toilets using Federal University of Technology, Akure; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and University of Lagos, Akoka as case studies. Findings revealed the unhealthy conditions of toilet facilities in institutional housing and recommends waterless toilet facilities for institutional buildings in Nigeria. © 2012 WIT Press.