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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 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.
Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission [6] National Lottery Trust Fund [7] Nigeria National Merit Award; National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (formerly National Commission for Refugees) SERVICOM; National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission; Federal Character Commission (FCC) [8] National Lottery ...
The commission is a regulatory body empowered by "Lagos State Water Sector Law (LSWSL) 2004 and Lagos State Environmental Management Protection Law, 2017" to protect the long term interests of consumers by regulating the activities of individuals, businesses and companies involved in the production, treatment, packaging, distribution, sales ...
Nigeria's largest city, Lagos state is surrounded by water from the sea and a lagoon. the total estimated percentage of clean water supply in the city is about 81.32%. [33] However, since the raw water in the lagoon is too polluted, the city gets its water from the Ogun and Owo rivers.
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 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.
In 2020, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) [17] prosecuted Amosu, alongside Air Vice Marshall Jacobs Adigun, a former NAF Chief of Accounts and Budget, and Air Commodore Owodunni Olugbenga, a former NAF Director of Finance and Budget, for their alleged roles in the diversion to personal use of about N21billion belonging to the ...