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To establish, monitor and oversee water parastatals of the ministry – the Rivers State Water Board and the Rural Water and Sanitation Agency. To initiate and implement water supply projects in all areas of the state. To liaise with the federal government and international donor agencies on water supply and development for the benefit of the ...
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 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.
Through its Lagos branch led by Sarat Lara Braimah, NIWA cleared the hyacinth vegetation in the swampy area that clogged water channels in Ebute area of Ikorodu in 2023. [ 8 ] NIWA collaborated with Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to stop the illegal waterways immigration, especially from Marina jetty to Badagry and Port Novo , which often ...
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]
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria that has the mandate to ensure food security in crop, livestock and fisheries, stimulate agricultural employment and services, promote the production and supply of raw materials to Agro-allied industries, provide markets for the products of the industrial sector, generate foreign ...
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]
The drill scene in the village. Groundwater in Nigeria is widely used for domestic, agricultural, and industrial supplies. The Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation estimate that in 2018 60% of the total population were dependent on groundwater point sources for their main drinking water source: 73% in rural areas and 45% in urban areas. [1]