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Water & Sanitation

Ajuwon-Akute residents lament dry water taps

With a population of about 150,000 people, the Ajuwon and Akute communities located in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State are long due...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2012

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Hygeine concerns trail abandoned water project in Ewohimi

The last time residents of Ewohimi town in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State fetched potable water from the dispensing pumps...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2012

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Jalingo: Portable water scarce like petrol, expensive as gold

Residents of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital in Northern Nigeria, are groaning over the unending scarcity of portable water, writes AYODELE SAMUEL, a blogger “Water,...

Michael Simire - October 31, 2012

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WaterAid, stakeholders observe Handwashing Day, underline need for cleanliness

Lack of access to water and sanitation would continue to increase poverty and diseases in Nigeria because poor sanitation costs Nigeria N455 billion annually....

Michael Simire - October 28, 2012

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Makurdi flood zone becomes tourist haven

The Makurdi floods have become some sort of a tourist attraction for many residents of the Benue State Capital. After much persuasion from family members...

Michael Simire - September 26, 2012

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Flood: 5,000 homes submerged in Kogi, 370,000 homeless in Edo

Lokoja, the Kogi State capital city, is one of the numerous locations severely flooded as a result of torrential rainfall and release of water...

Michael Simire - September 24, 2012

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Taraba flood: 13,428 persons displaced, 30 communities submerged

The Federal Government has disclosed that Taraba State has so far recorded 13,428 internally displaced people and 30 communities submerged in water. Spokesman for the...

Michael Simire - September 18, 2012

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Nigeria floods: Disaster sweeps across the land

Fears and apprehension have been the order of the day in several cities along the course of major rivers nationwide, no thanks to the...

Michael Simire - September 17, 2012

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