February 26
Nigeria: High Cost of Sachet Water Triggers Return of Iced Water
Drinkable water, a very important lubrication for the body system, has gone through many prices in the past few years, as Nigerians grapple to meet up with the increasing high cost… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Waste Authority Sparks Anger With 2024 Price Hike
Amidst economic hardship and frustration by citizens, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has announced the increase in the cost of waste evacuation of refuse… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Nigeria: 'Proper Hand Washing By Nigerians Will Reduce 50% Death Rate'
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, Thursday, expressed optimism that with proper hand washing practice by Nigerians the death rate caused by… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Nigeria: Why 48 Million Nigerians Defecate Openly - UNICEF
UNICEF says over 48 million Nigerians defecate in the open. Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria: Senate Throws Out Controversial National Water Resources Bill
The Senate has rejected the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage. Read more »
May 13, 2023
Nigeria: Water Shortage Hits Sokoto Metropolis
Water is the most essential commodity of life, without which no creature could survive life. Read more »
April 22, 2023
Nigeria: Shun Indiscriminate Waste Disposal, Lawma Begs Residents
As residents celebrate the Eid-il-Fitr festival, Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has appealed against indiscriminate waste disposal, reiterating its commitment to ensuring… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Nigeria: Cholera - Six States Account for 447 Suspected Cholera Cases in Nigeria - NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that six states, Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (9), Bayelsa (3) and Kano (2), reported… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerians' Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Tremendously Improves - Minister
The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, Thursday, disclosed that Nigerians' access to water, sanitation and hygiene has tremendously improved in the last seven and… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Nigeria: Succour for Ikeja Communities 30 Years After As Kosile Sinks Boreholes
Succour smiled on residents of Ikeja communities in Lagos as the SDP candidate for the House of Assembly in Ikeja Constituency 1, Mr Olakunle Kosile built and commissioned… Read more »
December 30, 2022
Nigeria: Ilesa Water Project - Osun Lawmakers Allegedly Demanded $5m Bribe From Me - Consultant
The Consultant handling the $106 million Ilesa water project, Mrs. Tawa Williams, yesterday, alleged that the Osun State House of Assembly Committee on Water demanded a $5 million… Read more »
Nigeria: Hope Rises for Power and Water Supply As Kano Power Plant Comes Alive
It is a thing of joy for the people as they eagerly look forward to drinking potable running water as they like and enjoying uninterrupted streetlights at night. This is courtesy… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Nigeria: 3.85bn People Lack Access to Basic Hygiene Services in Health Care Facilities Globally - Report
... Only 1 in 3 facilities in SSA have hand washing facilities with water & soap in toilets Read more »
August 27, 2022
Nigeria: Over 15 Million Nigerians Benefit From Water Projects in 7 Years - Minister
The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, Thursday, disclosed that over 15 million Nigerians benefit from water projects in seven years under the Buhari-led… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: Aftermath of Incessant Attacks - Zungeru Hydro Power Dam On 7-Month Lockdown
A serious setback is frustrating the completion of work on the multimillion Naira Zungeru Hydro Electricity Power Dam in Niger State. The trouble with the ongoing works in the dam… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Nigeria: Drama As Controversial Water Resources Bill Returns to House of Reps
A melodrama, yesterday, trailed the reintroduction of the National Water Resources Bill in the House of Representatives, as Benue lawmaker, Mark Gbillah, moved against it, even… Read more »
April 25, 2022
Nigeria: Sanitation - NYSC Takes Sanitation Exercises to Schools, Marketplaces, Stadium in Ebonyi
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Ebonyi State, weekend, mobilized its corps members to strategic locations within the Abakaliki metropolis, including a school at Nkaliki… Read more »
April 18, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - FG to Partners Feminwash, River Basin, Others, to Protect Groundwater
... Says 60% of Nigerians depend on groundwater for survival Read more »