Water disconnections in Lagos
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The Lagos Water Corporation( LWC) is disconnecting public taps in the metropolis. This ultimately putting a stop to the public taps system which hitherto gave ordinary man access to safe drinking water in areas available
A news article reported on page 11 in the Businessday Newspaper of Monday February 11, 2008 reveals.
The corporation is taking this step just as it is concluding arrangements to introduce pre-paid metering system in six highbrow areas of the Lagos metropolis. (more…)
Media and Public Accountability in the Water and Sanitation sector
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Welcome Address by Babatope Babalobi at the Ist Annual General Meeting of the Water and Saniation Media Network, Nigeria, February, 25, 2008, Abuja, Nigeria
I heartily welcome you to this momentous occasion of our Inaugural Annual General meeting. Less that two years ago, exactly on the 25th of October, 2006, this body was formed at this same venue as an independent, membership-based non governmental organization of Journalists reporting the water and sanitation sector in Nigeria. (more…)
Nigeria’s Draft Water Resources Bill
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A two day Zonal Consultation on the Draft National Water Resources Bill took place between 11th and 12th December 2007 in Gateway Hotel , Abeokuta in South West Nigeria.. It was convened by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources with the Support of the European Union delegation to Nigeria Water Supply and Sanitation sector Reform programme (WSSSRP). The meeting drew participants from Government water agencies and legal Units in the Southwestern states of Nigeria; as well as two civil society organizations including the Bread of Life Dev. Foundation (more…)
