Water & Sanitation

Health officers begin inspection of MDAs’ premises in Abuja

Environmental Health Officers from relevant organisations, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 began the inspection of Federal...

Government proposes N30b fund to fight open defecation

The Director of Water Quality Supply and Sanitation in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Emmanuel Awe, says the ministry has proposed a...

Hand Hygiene Day: Good hand hygiene halves incidences of infections

As countries marked the World Hand Hygiene Day on Saturday, May 5, 2018, some health experts have said that the habitual practice of good...

Privatisation won’t reverse water sector’s woes, ERA tells government

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the Federal Government for declaring a state of emergency in the water sector,...

Apathy impedes realisation of solutions for water challenges in Ghana, says expert

Water experts agree that “21st century water challenges” especially that of meeting the increasing global demand for water due to population growth, can be...

States defy paucity of funds, devise ways to supply water to residents

In the face of dwindling resources amid other challenges, some state governments are still expending huge funds on water projects so as to provide potable water...

We depend on private boreholes for water, residents of south-east states say

Many residents of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria say they largely depend on private boreholes...

Water: Lagos designs master plan as south-south stakeholders list challenges

The Lagos State Water Corporation (LWC) says it has designed a master plan to ensure adequate and interrupted water supply to the residents. The Managing...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for coordinated and transformative action to advance...
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Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute 10 million tree seedlings for planting across the state, as...

Mixed reactions trail Lagos solar approval policy

Some Lagos residents on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, expressed divergent views on a directive by the state government requiring...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

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