The Federal Government has expressed its determination to continue to partner with institutions of higher learning in the country to enhance human capacity development in the water sector.
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This is sequel to the establishment of water resources capacity building centre's in six of the Nigerian universities, under the National Water Resources Capacity Building Network programme (NWRCBNet), where the concerned institutions will offer courses in post –graduate studies in water related courses.
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While receiving the Vice Chancellors of the six universities and the management of the National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna, in her office in Abuja, the Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Reng Ochekpe, challenged the universities to further promote water education in order to strengthen the capacity of the sector, adding that water is important to life, hence the need to pay closer attention to develop the sector.