Tag: Water Supply
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UNICAL students protest over lack of electricity, water supply
Wevole Ezin. Sudents of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have protested over lack of electricity and water supply. The malabites and malabreses at the early hours of today took to the hostel halls at the Malabor Republic, chanting solidarity songs to express their displeasure and frustration over lack of electricity and water. While addressing the…
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Efficient municipal water supply, panacea to borehole proliferation – Adamu
The Minister of Water Resources, Malam Suleiman Adamu, says one of the most important ways to tackle proliferation of boreholes in Nigeria is to put in place efficient municipal water supply system. Adamu also called for standard regulations to reduce the proliferation of boreholes. The minister who was answering questions as a guest on the…
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FCT communities lament lack of potable water, seek intervention
Despite the enormous annual budgetary allocations by the government for portable water supply, residents in and around the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are in the pain of getting clean water for household use and drinking.
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APC hits Obaseki hard over ‘water supply failure’ in Edo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the failure of Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s administration to address the water problem in the Edo Central Senatorial District and other parts of the state as unbearable and unacceptable. This is contained in a statement released on Sunday by the Edo APC spokesman, Mr Chris Azebanwan, and made available…
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Sokoto waives fees on water supply, reduces 2020 Budget by 25%
The Sokoto State Government has cut its 2020 financial appropriations from N202 billion to 153 billion and waived fees on water supply to the residents for two months to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Abdussamad Dasuki, who made the disclosure on Friday, said the decisions were reached at…
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World Bank earmarks $350m for water supply, sanitation in Nigeria
The World Bank has said it earmarked $350 million to increase access to water, sanitation and hygiene services in rural communities and towns across Nigeria. The bank said this is aside the $250 million it was spending on the Third Urban Water Sector Reform Project aimed at increasing access to pipe-borne water supply schemes in…