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Report: Nigeria not getting enough water, sanitation aid

Just $1.26 has been received in water and sanitation aid for each person in Nigeria on average for the years 2010-2012, according to a...

Michael Simire - April 15, 2014

Water & Sanitation

Fulfill water, sanitation commitments, report urges Nigerian govt

As the World marked this year's World Toilet Day on Tuesday, a new report jointly published by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, ...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2013

Water & Sanitation

Stockholm forum explores ways to build water partnerships

Scientists, non-profit organisations and policymakers all over the world convene this week at the Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden for this year’s World Water Week...

Michael Simire - September 1, 2013

Water & Sanitation

Makoko: Potable water from an unlikely source

In the course of my career as a development journalist, I have come to know some peri-urban communities in Lagos and a few other...

Michael Simire - July 23, 2013

Water & Sanitation

Water finance, resource protection challenge in West Africa

As the clock ticks towards 2015 when United Nations member states are expected to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to...

Michael Simire - July 14, 2013

Water & Sanitation

Nigerian, other African journalists explore water financing

Twenty journalists from Nigeria and nine other West African countries on Monday commenced a weeklong capacity building/training on water financing and protection within the...

Michael Simire - July 1, 2013

Water & Sanitation

Thirst of a nation

Water is an essential resource for human existence and survival. Over the past century, the use of water has been growing at more than twice...

Michael Simire - April 16, 2013

Water & Sanitation

UN agencies launch plan to curb pneumonia, diarrhoea

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have launched a new action plan, tackling for the first time two...

Michael Simire - April 16, 2013

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