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FG resumes Work at Barkin Ladi and Mangu Dams in Plateau State

Ebuka Oka — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:19:44 +0000

Work has commenced at two Dams that are located at Heipang, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area and Gindiri, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Activities resumed at the sites after a decade of work stoppage by the Federal Government. For over a decade, work was suspended by the Federal Government at the Dams. The resumption of [...]

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Problem of Water Pollution can be reduced with Reliable Data on the Exploitation of Underground Water, says Engr Adamu

Ade Adewale — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:08:31 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Suleiman H. Adamu, FNSE has described as worrisome the lack of reliable data on the exploitation of underground water by individuals as well as various arms of government. The Minister made this remarks on Thursday 6th July 2017 in Abuja when members of the Nigeria Association of Hydro [...]

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Water Resources Commissioner Embarks On Projects Inspection Tour Of Ongoing Works In Ebonyi State

Ade Adewale — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 19:16:21 +0000

In a bid to fast-track and meet the targets on the various projects jointly embarked upon by the State Government and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), Ebonyi State Chapter, through the Ministry of Water Resources, the Commissioner; Mrs. Euphemia Nwali, embarked on a tour of ongoing projects to see things for herself and give appraisal [...]

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The Multi-Faceted Approach In Tackling The Challenges Of Perennial Scarcity Of Water In Ebonyi State

Ade Adewale — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 12:42:07 +0000

In every new government that comes into existence there often exist a number of inherited undone, semi-done or most commonly the one known within the poli-linguistic parlance as ‘Abandoned Project’, from a past administration to an incoming one. The unattended projects could be on such areas as infrastructure, economy, manpower,. education, employment; to mention just [...]

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Nigeria To Partner With Spain On Water Infrastructure Development

Alaba Rotimi — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:02:59 +0000

The Federal Government of Nigerian has expressed its readiness to partner with the Spanish Government to develop water and irrigation infrastructures in the country. The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu disclosed this on Monday 14th of December, 2015 when he received a delegation from the Spanish Mission to Nigeria, led by the Deputy Head [...]

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Nigeria To Examine Performance Of River Basin Development Authorities

Alaba Rotimi — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:31:09 +0000

Nigeria government is set to examine the role and status of River Basin Development Authorities with a view to improve on their performances. This is to make them meet up with the demands of the new Agricultural Agenda of the present administration. The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu made this known over the [...]

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Nigerian Government pledges $1m for Water, Sanitation Development in Africa

Alaba Rotimi — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:13:00 +0000

The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu has called on the staff of the Ministry to show commitment, accountability and transparency in the discharge of their duties aimed at moving the sector forward. According to the report on the review of activities for the month of November 2015 made known by the Publicity Department [...]

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Nigeria pledges $1.0 million for Water, Sanitation Development in Africa

Alaba Rotimi — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:26:51 +0000

The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to donate the sum of one million US dollars to the African Water Facility (AWF) in its effort to address water and sanitation challenges in Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari made the pledge on Friday 27th of November 2015, while speaking at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the African [...]

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Nigeria, Cameroon sign MOU on Water Resources Management in Benue River Basin

Alaba Rotimi — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:04:25 +0000

The Federal Government of Nigeria and Republic of Cameroon have signed a Memoranda of Understanding on the management of water resources in the River Benue Basin. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Rabi Jimeta made this known in Abuja on Wednesday 25th of November 2015 while declaring open the Technical Experts [...]

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Adamu Urges Public Servants and Nigerians to support Nigerian Fallen Heroes

Alaba Rotimi — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 12:57:03 +0000

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu has charged Public Servants and Nigerians to support the families of the Nigerian fallen heroes, who paid the supreme price in the course of fighting to ensure the protection of Nigeria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. The Minister made this appeal in his office when the National Chairman of [...]

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