SPECIAL REPORT: Jigawa villagers link declining farming output, urban drift to abandonment of dam
The multidimensional poverty report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for 2022 rated Jigawa as the third poorest state ...
Tag: Potable water
Amidst high temperatures, fuel, water scarcity hits Sokoto
The few petrol stations selling the commodity in Sokoto are charging between N750 and N1,200 per litre.
WHD 2024: Experts advocate provision of clean water for improved health of Nigerians
Data from the Nigerian Institute of Water Engineers (NIWE) shows that about 179 million people in the country lack access ...
Access to water: What price are women and girls really paying?, By Arit Oku
“Sex for Water: What Price Are Women Paying?”...The challenges are a result of acute water shortages in recent times due ...
Lagos community laments lack of potable water, infrastructure
The Lagos State Water Corporation has ceased supplying water to the community for over eight months despite charging residents exorbitant ...
SPECIAL REPORT: ‘Regular handwashing? We don’t even have water to drink’
Residents of a community in Osun State say it is difficult to adhere to COVID-19 protocols when they do not ...
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Nigeria’s lack of potable water, forced evictions, maltreatment of physiclally challenged worry UN
The UN rapporteur also said there is an estimated housing deficit of 22 million units, and about 130 million people ...
Nigeria needs to invest $8 billion yearly in potable water – UNICEF
Over 60 million Nigerians still lack access to potable water, says the global agency
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More Nigerians had access to potable water in 1990 than 2017 – Minister
Nigerians with access to pipe-borne water drop from 32 per cent to less than 7 per cent.