The government, in a statement issued by the Deputy Director, Press, Ben Bem Goong, said this in reaction to reports that it spent N50m to build the toilets.
Goong further said that the government spent N4m to build six toilets in upland areas and not N40m as reported.
He revealed that the N50m and N40m quoted as costs was for three projects depending on location which included “VIP toilets and bathrooms in hostels and classroom areas, provision of modern kitchen and renovation of dining halls and borehole and reticulation of water.”
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He said that it was an ongoing project across 104 unity schools and government would continue to roll it over until all the schools benefit.
“It is not a repetition of the same project in the 2014 and 2015 budgets, rather the same project is being replicated in different schools,” he said.
According to him, a VIP toilet means pit toilet with improved ventilation, incorporating features to enhance sanitation and health, and not luxury toilets.