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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]
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.
Water supply and sanitation are not provided efficiently in Nigeria. [26] For example, state water agencies are massively overstaffed. In 2000, there were about 70 staff per 1,000 customers in state water agencies, compared to a best practice ratio of 3.5. [20] Non-revenue water often exceeds 50 percent. [6]
Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) - defunct [1] Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)
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 need for public institutions addressing environmental issues in Nigeria became a necessity in the aftermath of the 1988 toxic waste affair in Koko, Nigeria. [9] This prompted the government, led by President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, to promulgate Decree 58 of 1988, establishing the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) as the country's environmental watchdog.
River Basin Development Authorities in Nigeria are government agencies involved in the management of water resources for agriculture and other uses. Each authority operates in an assigned geo-morphological and political boundary and work to improve agriculture and rural development through irrigation, control of river pollution and also to assist farmers in processing food crops.
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]