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The Enugu State Water Corporation is the agency in charge of water supply in Enugu State, headed by the managing director. Inadequate water supply has been one of the major challenges of the government of Enugu which could be attributed to mis-managed infrastructures and erosion at the Ajali Water Works which supplies 77,000m3 of water daily.
The Asejire Reservoir is in Oyo State in the south west of Nigeria on the Osun River, about 30 kilometers east of Ibadan. The reservoir was built in the late 1960s. Farming is totally banned in the catchment area, and trees have been planted on the banks, so erosion and silting are not issues. With plentiful water supply, the reservoir remains ...
The Niger Dams Project, [ 1] is a series of three dams and reservoirs built in the second half of the 20th century in Kwara, Niger, and Kebbi states, northwestern Nigeria, on the Niger and Kaduna rivers. The first of the dams was built at Kainji in the year 1969. Its reservoir, Kainji Lake, supports irrigation and fishing projects in the states ...
Benue River ( French: la Bénoué ), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. [ 2] The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km 2 (123,000 sq mi). Almost its entire length of approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) is navigable during the summer months. [ 3][ 1] As a result, it is an important ...
Drought is a phenomenon that occurs in Nigeria and impacts the whole nation. The arid and semiarid regions are more sensitive than the dryer south, but the degree of vulnerability varies. In Northern Nigeria, there are several records of drought occurrences that resulted in famines in the years 1914, 1924, 1935, 1943, 1951–1954, 1972–1973 ...
The Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Commission (NIWRC) is the agency established to regulate water resources in Nigeria.. History. Since 2020, there have been several controversies against the passing of the National Water Resources Bill.
Groundwater in Nigeria. 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 ...
The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) ( French: Conseil des Ministres Africains Chargés de L'eau ), is considered by the African Union as the support mechanism for its Specialised Technical Committee (STC) to drive achievement in the water and sanitation sectors. It is a regional development network of 55 African countries that ...