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Water & Sanitation

Water Day: Activists reiterate opposition to water privatisation in Africa

On the 2022 World Water Day observed on Tuesday, March 22, civil society, labour and community activists under the auspices of Our Water Our...

admin - March 22, 2022

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Labour, civil society flay govt privatisation in water, power sectors

Labour and civil society groups in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to jettison privatisation in the nation’s power and water sectors and,...

Michael Simire - December 22, 2021

Water & Sanitation

Africa water activists resist corporate privatisation as World Bank meets

Civil society and labour activists on the platform of the “Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition” have called on African governments to reject water privatisation and...

Michael Simire - October 13, 2021

Water & Sanitation

Groups march on Lagos ministry, demand end to water privatisation

Civil society and labour activists on the platform of the Our Water Our Right movement have called on the Lagos State Government to reject...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2021

Water & Sanitation

COVID-19 pandemic and access to public water in Lagos

The global response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that originated from Wuhan, a city in China in December 2019, has virtually created a...

Michael Simire - July 27, 2020

Water & Sanitation

UN expresses unease over Lagos’ water privatisation venture

The United Nations has expressed concern over the Lagos State Government’s renewed plans to privatise parts of its water system despite widespread public opposition. In...

Michael Simire - July 7, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Activists accuse Lagos of being untruthful over water privatisation plans

A team of environmental justice non-governmental organisations opposed to the privatisation of water, the Our Water Our Right Coalition, has described as “extremely disturbing” the...

admin - July 18, 2017

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