Tag: Water
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Jigawa govt. spends N5bn on water provision in 2 years
The Jigawa Government has spent over N5 billion on provision of potable water to citizens across the state in the last two years. Gov. Muhammad Badaru made this known while presenting his score-card to stakeholders at a town hall meeting to mark Democracy Day in Dutse on Monday. Badaru said out of the amount, N3.5…
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We need over 720M gallons of water per day in Lagos – Ambode
…Says Huge Resources Already Committed To Making Water Available Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said his administration remains committed to bridging the daily deficit of potable water in the State without inflicting tax burden on the people, just as he revealed that huge investments have been made in the sector in the…
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Children should drink more water, not carbonated drinks – Medical Expert
Dr Safiya Ojo, General Practitioner, Wuse General Hospital, Abuja, has advised parents to ensure their children and wards drink more water instead of carbonated drinks to avoid dehydration. She gave the advice on Friday in Abuja in an interview with the newsmen. She said that dehydration is loss of body fluids mostly water. She added…
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Lagos Water Corporation to commence metering of houses in 2017
The Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation, Mr Muminu Badmus, on Friday said the corporation would start metering of houses for water consumption by February 2017. Badmus spoke at the Corporation’s end of year news conference in Lagos, projecting that some 16,000 meters would be installed in houses in 2017. According to him, the metering…
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Army reacts to viral video of soldiers begging Buhari for food, water
*Video was shot 6 months ago by disgruntled elements, says army The Nigerian Army has reacted to a viral video of soldiers begging President Muhammadu Buhari for water and food. The video, which was obtained by TheNewsGuru.com showed several soldiers at Alargarno in Borno State, some of them already fainted and receiving medical care. However,…