Nigeria: Water Scarcity Bites in Cities Despite Huge Investments

The 2014 World Water Day may have come and gone with its pomp and pageantry around the globe, but the monumental problem of potable water supply bedeviling most Nigerian cities and urban centres remain.

The issues may continue to rise significantly in the decades ahead, presenting challenges,unless government reverses the trend, experts say.The World Water Day is an annual event organised by the United Nations (UN), usually celebrated on March 22, every year in Nigeria and around the globe, to create awareness on water resources management and also to evaluate the activities of government and partners in the water sector.

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