Water resources
14 Jan
With barely five months to the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has scored himself high but expressed regrets about his inability to execute some major projects and programmes that would have improved the well-being of Nigerians. He said the Buhari administration has performed tremendously well in…
21 Oct 2022
The Director, Servicom Reform Coordination and Service Improvement Department, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs Dorcas Areyemier, has urged civil servants to be efficient in their services.
1 Mar 2022
Rivers State Ministry of Water Resources and Rural Development has said it is taking steps to clamp down on table water producers, whose products fall short of the four categories of water established in the state.
17 Sep 2021
Hajiya Mairo Bunu, Permanent Secretary, Borno State Ministry of Water Resources, says the state government is considering an upward review of water tariffs in line with current realities.
13 Sep 2021
A research report by the American Water Works Foundation in 1996 pointed out key basic principles of total water management globally. It stated that water is renewable
17 Jun 2021
The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu has unveiled the Federal Government transformation efforts to sustain agricultural development through private management of public irrigation
21 Feb 2021
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has underscored the need for state governments to prioritise investment in the water sector,
24 Oct 2020
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says there is nothing new in the Water Resources Bill as it is derived from four already existing Nigerian water resources laws. Adamu was speaking on the bill while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. He said the clarification is necessary to…
27 Mar 2020
As the country continues to battle Coronavirus pandemic, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has raised the alarm over depleting water resources and sought continuous monitoring and measuring of water level to tackle the challenge.
10 Nov 2019
The Federal Government has sought the partnership of the private sector to construct dams for food sufficiency and constant power supply.
9 Sep 2019
Some of the traders at Gatan Kowa Market in Lagos State had decried the rate high rate of open defecation around the market owing to lack of toilet facilities.
7 Nov 2018
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has presented a N159.52 billion 2019 budget to the state House of Assembly in Minna. The proposal, tagged: “Budget of Sustenance and Continuity” is 5.43 per cent higher than the 2018 budget. A breakdown of the budget showed that N96.20 billion, representing 60.31 per cent was allocated for capital expenditure,…