Dignified Mobile Toilets Explained

Dignified Mobile Toilets (DMT) is a mobile public toilet system created in 1992 by Isaac Durojaiye.^{[1] [2]} Known by the slogan "shit business is serious business!";^[3] it was the first in Nigeria, initially conceived as a solution to providing human comfort during outdoor parties, events and other social gatherings.^[4] The mobile toilets are manufactured in Nigeria, and rented or sold in Nigeria and other West African countries. After its inception, DMT aimed at reducing the public toilets deficit and improving sanitation particularly among residents in the city of Lagos.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: OTUNBA GHADAFI: How one man turned shit into big business. Millionaire. July 15, 2017. April 30, 2017. July 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170722115023/http://millionaire.ng/otunba-ghadafi-how-one-man-turned-shit-into-big-business/. dead.
2. Book: Even here, even now: inspiring stories, lessons, and smart advice from 12 leading entrepreneurs and visionaries in Nigeria. Adeniyi Adekunle. Olakunle Kasumu. AwakeAfrica. 2005. 9789780673345.
3. Web site: Toilets!. May 5, 2016. Kofoworola Bello Issue. The Nation. April 30, 2017.
4. Web site: WHY I WENT INTO TOILET BUSINESS- DUROJAIYE. The Nigerian Voice. April 30, 2017.
5. Web site: Mobile toilets big business in Nigeria. YouTube. CNN. 2010. April 30, 2017.
6. News: Toilets in Nigeria (III)Thinking of bio gas. Media Trust. Daily Trust. November 28, 2013. April 30, 2017. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161402/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/index.php/feature/11068-toilets-in-nigeria-iii-thinking-of-bio-gas. dead.
7. News: Answering the call of nature in Lagos. November 16, 2006. BBC. April 30, 2017.
8. Book: Social Entrepreneurship: Managing the Creation of Social Value. Constant Beugré. Taylor & Francis. 2016. 9781136655869. 52. April 30, 2017.
9. News: Lucrative s**t! How some individual profit from lack of toilets. Tribune. November 20, 2016. April 30, 2017.