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The Osun-based Coalition of Concerned Nigeria Citizens (CCNC), Tuesday, rejected the new borehole drilling permit policy in the state, calling on Governor Ademola Adeleke to reverse it. The group noted …
Osun group rejects new borehole drilling permit policy Read More
In anticipation of heavy rains and potential flooding, the Kaduna state government has commenced dredging and expansion of major waterways in identified flood-prone areas. The move follows early flood alerts …
Kaduna government dredges waterways, targets flood-free season Read More
For years, the water crisis in Sokoto state has been a burden on the residents of the state capital, Sokoto, and environs. This hardship, characterised by dry taps, reliance on …
As Governor Aliyu tackles Sokoto state’s water crisis… Read More
The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has commissioned a manual hand pump and solar-powered borehole to provide clean water to the community. The water systems, which have the capacity of …
Foundation commissions manual hand pump, 20,000 liters of water Solar-powered borehole in Kano Read More
Sokoto state governor Ahmed Aliyu has commissioned a township water scheme designed to produce three million gallons of water per day in a bold step towards addressing perennial water shortages …
Aliyu commissions water projects, promises end to water scarcity in Sokoto Read More
President Bola Tinubu on Monday commissioned the Greater Abuja Water Supply Network, Loops 1, 2, 5, and 6, pledging his administration’s commitment to sustainable infrastructure that directly improves citizens’ lives. …
Tinubu mourns Benue victims, commissions Greater Abuja Water supply Read MoreMid-term stocktaking or assessment of governance impact remains something of a political ritual that often throws up some comic relief and drama. But at more serious level, it gives an …
Sokoto and Governor Aliyu’s Water Magic Read More
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, has said the present lack of water supply being experienced in some parts FCT was due to a major rehabilitation …
FCT: Partial disruption of water supplies due to maintenance – Wike Read More
The Katsina State Water Board has refuted recent media portrayals of Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda’s newly commissioned water infrastructure project, describing them as deliberate attempts to downplay a landmark …
Katsina water board sets record straight on Gov Radda’s water infrastructure commissioning Read More
Acute water shortage has hit Sokoto and its environs, forcing residents to trek long distances to get water, the Blueprint reports. An investigation shows that a 25-litre jerrycan which was sold …
Sokoto residents groan as water shortage bites harder Read More
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA), Barr Nyesom Wike, has identified significant strides in the FCT Administration’s commitment to enhancing infrastructure, particularly, the provision of water supply to satellite …
Inadequate water supply in FCT will be history soon – Wike Read More
The Kano state government has attributed the ongoing water crisis in Kano state to the neglect and mismanagement of water infrastructure by the previous administration led by former Governor Abdullahi …
Kano government accuses Ganduje of water scarcity, needs $10m to revive Read More
For centuries, the people of Kofyar Hill settlement in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, lived with quiet, but stubborn hardship, absence of reliable water. Perched atop the …
Plateau: How Gerda Henkel Stiftung ends scarcity of portable water in Kofyar Hill Read More
As part of efforts at achieving food security in Africa, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has launched a 6-year strategic plan (2024-2030) which seeks to enhance water security, …
IWMI launches 6-year plan to enhance water security, flood mitigation Read More
Water, as emphasised in the Holy Qur’an, is the very essence of life. In Surah Al-Anbiya (21:30), Allah reminds us: “We made from water every living thing. Will they not …
Gov. Aliyu’s water revolution: A lifeline to Sokoto’s thirsty millions Read More
There was pandemonium Thursday as the Lafferty boat, “Igbega Eko,” suddenly exploded and burst into flames while en route to Victoria Island. Some of the passengers on board were injured …
Lagos: Boat catches fire on water, passengers injured Read More
The Mayor of Otukpo, Chief Aloga Ogbogo, Tuesday commended the Benue state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, for restoring water supply to Otukpo town, a move he said will bring …
Benue: Monarch commends Alia for ending water scarcity in Otukpo Read More
Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling economic hub, is home to over 20 million people, yet nestling amidst its urban chaos, are tens of thousands of them who live in a world of …
An insight into unique lifestyle of Lagos Lagoonaires Read More
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Bola Munirudeen Oyebamiji, has said that the Authority had put in place a robust framework for monitoring and evaluation …
We have put robust framework in place for standards, accountability in NIWA – Oyebamiji Read More
Owolabi Oyebode Ayorinde, a renowned Nigerian water management expert, environmental transparency advocate, and community leader, has emerged as one of Nigeria’s vocal figures in the fight against water pollution and …
Nigerian water chief in pollution control and transparency drive Read More
The Federal Government has sent a team of experts from the National Water Quality Reference Laboratories in Lagos, Enugu, and Sokoto to collect water samples and investigate the presence of …
FG embarks on water quality analysis over cholera outbreak Read More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded to both the Senate and the House of Representatives request for approval for new loans of $8, 669, 168, 559billion and €100 million. Tinubu, in …
Tinubu seeks NASS approval for fresh $8.7bn, €100m loans Read More
President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to approve $7.,864,508,559billion and 100million euro loans being sought from African Development Bank (AFDB) for infrastructure development across the 36 States of the …
Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval for $7.864bn, 100m euro loans Read More
The Management of Federal Capital Territory Water Board Authority has advised residents in key areas of Abuja to store up water for use in view of an impending disruption of …
2023: FCTA alerts Abuja residents on water maintenance plan in January *See affected days Read More
Following reported lack of potable water and transportation issues, the Nigerian Army Officer Wives Association (NAOWA), Army Headquarters (AHQ) Garrison Chapter, Wednesday, commissioned solar-powered boreholes and a 32-seater bus for …
FCT: NAOWA commissions boreholes, bus for army officers Read More