Akwa Ibom has been adjudged the cleanest state in Nigeria for 2025, with a cumulative score of 79 per cent according to the State of the Nigerian Environment Report STONE 2025
National Coordinator Clean-Up Nigeria,
Mr Ene Owoh, said this in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday.
“Akwa Ibom won the Stone 2025 Unbroken Green Crystal award Trophy and medal of service award for the 8th consecutive times, from 2018 to 2025″.
Owoh who is also the Secretary of the National Technical Study Group (NTSG), stated that the results were decided on during the State of the Nigerian Environment Report STONE 2025 unbroken and the Cleanliness Performance Index Ratings of all states in Nigeria, held in Abuja.
“Ebonyi and Enugu State followed closely, ranking 2nd and 3rd place with 65 per cent and 56 per cent respectively”.
Owoh noted that the six geopolitical zones produced cleanliness champions namely: Akwa Ibom State South-South, 79 per cent, Enugu State South-East, 65 per cent.
“Lagos State South-West, 48 per cent Bauchi State North-East, 50 per cent, Plateau, North-Central, 52 per cent, and Kaduna State North-West, 35 per cent,” he said.
He said that the nine clean states are; Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Ebonyi, Bauchi, Plateau, Cross River, Anambra, Lagos, and FCT.
“The 15-member NTSG, led by Prof. Solomon Balogun, conducted the yearly study from November 2024 to November 2025.
“The study combined physical verification of all states and towns in Nigeria with a score point of 20 per cent and satellite imagery system that collects spectral data scoring 80 per cent monthly.
“The study used five variables namely :street/road cleanliness, vegetation and drainage control, waste management services, public opinion poll (POP), and knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of hygiene and sanitation measures by the people”.
