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UNICEF identifies $9bn funding gap in Nigeria’s water, sanitation sector

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified a funding gap of $9.2 billion in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Nigeria. Deputy Representative...

Govt urges states to prioritise water safety plans

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has urged State Governments to prioritise water safety plans at all times, so as to reduce contamination from...

Govt constructs 260 dams in Nigeria – Minister

Water Resources Minister, Suleiman Adamu, said the Federal Government hadsconstructed 260 dams that impounded 34 billion cubic metres of water across the country. Addressing participants at the...

19 states benefit in govt’s water, sanitation programme

No fewer than 1,971 water supply facilities have been constructed in 19 states benefiting from the Partnership for Expanded Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene...

Lake Chad water transfer possible, but expensive – Nigerian govt

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, on Friday, August 26, 2022, has said that the proposed Inter-Basin Water Transfer from Congo River...

Govt constructed 12 dams in 2021, says minister

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it constructed 12 dams and developed  96,000 hectares of irrigated land as of 2021 through the Federal Ministry...

Nigeria needs N6trn to meet demands on water infrastructure – Minister

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says Nigeria needs not less than N6 trillion to meet the demands for water supply infrastructure...

Nigeria to commercialise 12 River Basins

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it is set to commercialise the nation’s 12 River Basins to enable them to deliver on their mandate...

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‘This isn’t a climate solution’ – Campaigners flay COP28 call to triple nuclear energy

At the UN Climate Talks on Saturday, December 2, 2023, the United States, United Kingdom, France, Romania, Sweden, the...
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COP28: Colombia, Palau join call for Fossil Fuel Treaty

Amid the UN climate negotiations in Dubai, President Gustavo Petro announced Colombia is formally joining the bloc of nation-states...

COP28: IsDB to assist Nigeria improve humanitarian intervention, reduce poverty index

Buoyed by President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda which seeks to reduce humanitarian crises and alleviate poverty in Nigeria,...

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COP28: Colombia, Palau join call for Fossil Fuel Treaty

Amid the UN climate negotiations in Dubai, President Gustavo...