Guinness Nigeria Plc has entered into partnership with WaterAid to ensure sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene, while helping people to improve their health and well-being. The partnership, which has the Guinness Nigeria’s “Water of Life” programme and WaterAid Nigeria working with Kebbi State government through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (Kebbi […] …
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Stakeholders brainstorm on provision of water, sanitation, hygiene in Benue
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Stakeholders at a three-day workshop on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for local government WASHCOM Federation have restated their resolve to hold government at all levels accountable especially in the area of budgetary allocation for the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene in their locality. The participants, who were drawn from Talata-Mafara, Tsafe […]
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We spent billions on 292 water projects in 7 years, minister tells SERAP in court
The Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu has finally fulfilled his promise to render account on spending on water projects across the country by providing Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) with detailed information on spending of billions of naira on 292 projects between 2010 and 2016.The documents were presented last week before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
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UPDATED: Road infrastructure takes chunk as Okowa presents budget of N367b for 2019
Paul Osuyi, Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, on Wednesday, presented a budget proposal of N367,095,083,451.00 for the 2019 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration and subsequent passage. The 2019 budget size shows an increase of N59 billion on the 2018 budget of N308 billion. Christened ‘Budget of Sustainable Growth’, […]
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EU disburses €221m on water, sanitation
The European Union disbursed €221 million for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects in Nigeria between 2008 and 2013, the Head of Politics, Press and Information Section, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Nigeria, Olivier Huot has said. He said that EU is trying to make people more concerned about climate change program andRead More …
Communities in Rivers State get improved water 100 years after
For communities that have lived without safe water for over 100 years, how would one expect the inhabitants to react when a modern borehole that produces more than enough quantity of water than they can use is now established in their midst?
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Minister seeks more time to account for spending on water project
Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to “grant the ministry more time within which to compile and furnish the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) with information on the spending on water, and locations of specific projects, in view of the high volume of the information […] …
I need more time to account for spending on water projects, minister tells court
The Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu has told the Federal High Court in Lagos to “grant the Ministry more time within which to compile and furnish Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) with information on the spending on water, and locations of specific projects, in view of the high volume of the information involved.”
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Venezuelan firefighters face 20 years’ jail over Maduro donkey jibe
Two Venezuelan firefighters risk 20 years of prison for publishing a video in which they jokingly referred to a donkey as President Nicolas Maduro, a human rights organization said on Monday. Ricardo Prieto, 41, and Carlos Varon, 45, are accused of “inciting aggravated hatred” in the country after a donkey was videoed being led around […] …
Kaduna community fetches water from 1,829-metres-high spring
The Unguwan Jacob Boyi, Nok community of Jaba Local Government Area, Kaduna State, says their only source of water for ages was a spring at the top of 1,829-metres-high rock above sea level. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria at Nok on Monday that the community has an estimated population of 2,600 residents. […] …