The resident information and public relations officer of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), Fatimah Yusuf, has pledged the determination of the agency to enhance the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government.
The NIWRMC is one of the agencies domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation with the mandate of regulating water resources from trans-boundary sources between two or more states for greater economic efficiency.
According to Fatimah Yusuf, sensitive ministries, departments and agencies of government, NIWRMC inclusive, have been tasked with income generation (especially following President Tinubu’s fuel subsidy removal), in order to augment revenues from oil, telecommunications and sundry sources, and further boost the nation’seconomy for competitive services.
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She said “NIWRMC carries out its responsibility through a systematic process for sustainable allocation, development and monitoring of water resources use in the context of social, economic and environmental objectives.
“It (the Commission) also promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximise the resultant socio-economic development and growth in an equitable manner.
“Our mandate is in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO’s) definition, which sees water regulation as ‘the control and management of water resources to ensure the provision of safe, sufficient and accessible water for human consumption, sanitation and hygiene as well as for other domestic, industrial and agricultural uses that support economic development and environmental sustainability’.”
She maintained that, NIWRMC, overtime, has been performing this regulatory role by appropriately licencing bulk water users for industries, mining, tourism, agriculture, hydrological and other sectors of the economy. This, she added, are providers of services that significantly contribute to economic growth and development of the country.
Calling Nigerians to cooperate with the agency in the task of supporting President Tinubu’s administration, Fatimah said “Water regulations have critical roles to play in driving economic growth by way of attracting investments, which will lead to a successful nation.
“A country like Nigeria has lots to achieve in the regulations of its water sector to increase economic growth.”