By Adesewa George The Federal Government and the Lagos State Government have renewed their commitment to strengthen collaboration on flood resilience, water sector reforms and sanitation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, stated this during a courtesy visitContinue Reading
By Eniola Elewude The Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme has trained communication officers on strategic communication, impact storytelling, ethical reporting and digital publishing. The two-day workshop focused on story development, humanising data, digital content creation and managing the programme’s Blog Content Management System (CMS).Continue Reading
The Managing Director of the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), Mr Mukhtaar Tijani, has inspected the ongoing rehabilitation of Iju Waterworks.Continue Reading
By Eniola Elewude The Federal Government says it will construct a dam in Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau to improve water supply, boost irrigation farming and enhance power generation. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, announced this in a statement on Monday after an assessmentContinue Reading
By Eniola Elewude Residents of Wuse District in the Federal Capital Territory have appealed to the authorities to urgently restore public water supply after nearly three weeks of dry taps in Wuse Zones 1, 2, 3 and Wuse II. They said the prolonged outage had forced households and businesses toContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) on Saturday extended its environmental sanitation campaign beyond residential estates to major highways. The association urges residents in the area to complement the Lagos State Government’s efforts in keeping public infrastructure clean. The exercise, which covered the Coastal RoadContinue Reading
The Lagos State Government has commenced installation of new pumps at the Iju Headworks and Akute water intake stations.Continue Reading
Stakeholders in Anambra have called for formalisation of the state’s e-waste sector to promote safer recycling and sustainable environmental management.Continue Reading
Ikuru Lizzy Dr John Babington, Founder, Go Green Nigeria Foundation, an NGO, has called for more stringent government efforts toward prohibition of illegal sand mining in Rivers, following erosion threats. He made the call on Monday in Umuechem, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers, to commemorate the International Day forContinue Reading
By Adesewa George The Network of Female Professionals in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Nigeria (FEMinWASH) and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) are set to partner on gender-responsive systems strengthening, capacity development and WASH initiatives. The partnership was proposed during a courtesyContinue Reading
