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Since 2020, there have been several controversies against the passing of the National Water Resources Bill. [3] Most of the rejection around the bill was based on its requirement for individuals to obtain license before they can access drill water which the populace believed should be free. [4] Part of the bill states that:
The following is a list of agencies in the government of Nigeria. Agriculture ... Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Commission; National Water Resources Institute ...
National Inland waterways authority, Outer Marina, CMS, Lagos Nigeria. National Inland Waterways Authority (also known as NIWA) is the authorised agency in charge of inland water regulation in Nigeria. [1] Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji is the Managing Director of NIWA. [2]
Seventy-nine percent have domestic and industrial water supply components, [3] while 33% have irrigation as a major use to which the stored water is put; 29% are for fisheries, 16% for recreation and 4% are also for hydro-electric power generation (HEP). The three largest hydropower dams are under operation and control the flow of the Niger and ...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) is an agency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that was established in 2010 under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The agency was established through the NIHSA Act of 2010, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government of Nigeria No. 100, Vol.97 of 31 August 2010. [1]
Responsibility of water supply in Nigeria is shared between three (3) levels of government – federal, state and local.The federal government is in charge of water resources management; state governments have the primary responsibility for urban water supply; and local governments together with communities are responsible for rural water supply.
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources is a federal ministry in Nigeria that is responsible for the management of water supply, irrigation, freshwater, and aquaculture. The ministry was established in 1976 to oversee the eleven river basin development authorities in Nigeria.
The Kashimbila Hydroelectric Power Station, also Kashimbilla Hydroelectric Power Station is a 40 MW hydroelectric power station across the Katsina-Ala River in Nigeria. . Originally intended to be an 18 megawatt installation, the dam and power station were re-configured to a 40 MW power station and the dam reservoir expanded from 200Mm 3 to 5