Th e Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, has commissioned the National Water Resources Information System (NAWIS) Centre at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Abuja.
Th is will promote research development and innovation in the water sector and positively impact on socioeconomic development in the country. Commissioning the Centre last Friday, the minister commended the World Bank’s eff orts in establishing these centres across the country.
A statement by the Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Oise D. Johnson stated that “the establishment of these NAWIS centres in the headquarters and the six geopolitical zones will greatly support our policy formulation and development in the water sector and facilitate effi cient water resources planning, development, and management in the country”.
He added that the cumbersomeness in data availability and accessibility would be adequately addressed while personalization of information would be discouraged. Earlier in his welcome address, the Director of Water Supply, Engr. Benson Ajisegiri said that the project which was initiated three years ago with a clear data production and management objectives among others, would provide credible and timely data for planning, design, construction and operation of water projects, as well as the assessment of project environmental impacts.
It would also facilitate direct communication in the Ministry’s Headquarters offi ce, the four Agencies and its twelve River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) for enhanced availability and accessibility of real-time water resources data and information.
