Tag Archives: water supply

The Federal Government has started the construction of dykes to protect the nation’s river bodies and minimise risks that could arise from flooding. Dr. Elijah Aderibigbe, Director, Irrigation and Drainage, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that this became necessary to curtail water levels so as to ...

The Governor of Jigawa State, Abubakar Badaru, on Monday recalled that when he was inaugurated in 2015, he received a voluminous document detailing huge debts and uncompleted capital projects worth N31.3 billion in the state. “The first day I went through the handover note submitted to me by the then PDP administration, I felt like running away because of the ...

The Guardian reports that the minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has blamed inadequate supply of potable water in the country on the high foreign exchange rate, which has also resulted in the increasing cost of water equipment. The Guardian reports that the minister, who spoke at the Water Africa and West Africa Building and Construction Exhibition and Seminar held ...

The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has made it known that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is on course to attain increased rural supply of water and better sanitation in the country. The Guardian reports that Prof. Osinbajo stated this while speaking in Abuja on Monday at the public presentation of the Partnership for Expanded Water Supply, Sanitation and ...