About 184 people have died as a result of an outbreak of cholera in the country this year.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Tuesday.
According to the Surveillance Focal Person of NCDC, Ms. Nanpring Williams, who spoke at the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector Meeting, the affected eight states were Zamfara, Kwara, Borno, Lagos, Oyo, Kebbi, Kaduna and Kano.
She said the National Cholera Situation Report indicated that there were 8,241 suspected cases of the disease in parts of the country.
William disclosed that the centre was executing the pilot phase of administering Oral Cholera Vaccine in Muna Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp and the entire Mafa Local Government Area in Borno.
This, she said, was with the intention of reaching no fewer than 34,815 persons.
She said that the centre was also conducting active surveillance and laboratory diagnosis, effective coordination and case-by-case management of cholera.
Williams said there were cases of water contamination in Kebbi through open defecation.
According to her, deliberate efforts were needed from all stakeholders to promote access to water and sanitation.
She regretted the lack of coordination between the state ministries of health and the rural water supply and sanitation agencies.
She reasoned that deficiency had been a major challenge to efforts to strengthen WASH activities in the country.
Deputy Director, WASH Response and Collaboration with Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Baba Galadima, said there was need for effective collaboration among all stakeholders in order to reduce cholera outbreaks in parts of the country.
He said that the emergency response was involved in the provision of emergency responses to displaced persons.
He said one of the major contributors to humanitarian crises the Boko Haram insurgency.
Galadima said that the ministry would sustain activities to promote hygiene practices, in collaboration with the state water supply agencies, by placing tangible emphasis on Community-Led Total Sanitation processes
