{"id":130564,"date":"2026-09-20T21:05:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T21:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=130564"},"modified":"2026-10-21T09:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:30:28","slug":"its-going-to-affect-you-too-alakija-warns-over-nigerias-broken-water-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/its-going-to-affect-you-too-alakija-warns-over-nigerias-broken-water-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s going to affect you too\u2019: Alakija warns over Nigeria\u2019s broken water cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"xb0q2x2\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nFounder and Convenor of Lokoja Dialogues, Polly Alakija, has warned that Nigeria\u2019s broken water cycle is threatening livelihoods, food production, public health and economic survival across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Alakija spoke during the inaugural session of Lokoja Dialogues, titled Stories of a Broken Water Cycle, held at the Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cNo matter how brilliantly you manage your own reserves, whether it\u2019s upstream, up above or down below, if the water cycle is out of kilter, it\u2019s going to affect you too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said Lokoja Dialogues was created to connect the water challenges facing local communities with policymakers, investors, technical experts and institutions capable of providing lasting solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder and Convenor of Lokoja Dialogues, Polly Alakija, has warned that Nigeria\u2019s broken water cycle is threatening livelihoods, food production, public health and economic survival across the country. 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