Abuja Times

Water shortage imminent in FCT as water pipe bursts

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

The FCT Water Board has said that there has been a major burst on a pipeline carrying water from the Lower Usuma Dam to Tank One which distributes water to strategic areas of the city. This explains the very low water pressure that parts of the city have been experiencing for some time now. The

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Decay in infrastructures hinder water supply in A’Ibom -MD, Water Company

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

The Managing Director, Akwa Ibom Water Company (AKWC), Barr. Aniefiok Ukpe, has said that decay in infrastructures and damages caused by several road constructions in the state hindered the company from supplying water to most of the communities in the state. Ukpe told Daily Times correspondent on Monday that most of the pipelines used in […]

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FG to commit N12.5bn in completing regional water supply project in Katisina

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

….Signs MoU with Katsina State Govt In its resolve to complete all abandoned project, the Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Katsina State Government for the completion of Zobe Regional Water Supply Project which was abandoned many years ago. The Zobe Water Supply Project which was first awarded in 1992 […]

Health

Improving access to water supply can reduce infant deaths

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2017 0

Angela Onwuzoo Record of infant deaths in Nigeria has remained a major source of concern to health experts as many say is not improving. A new report recently released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), revealed that nearly 10 per cent of new-born deaths in the world last year occurred in Nigeria. However, the United […]

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Africans spends 40bn hrs in search of water annually -Don

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin Bad leadership and not corruption is Nigeria’s and Africa’s critical problem, a senior lecturer in the department of Business Law, University of Ilorin, Dr. Mubarak Adekilekun, has said. He said as a result of bad leadership, more than 300 million Africans lack access to basic social amenities with most women spending 40billion […]

Business

Group seeks more private sector investment in water, sanitation

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

A non-governmental organisation,( NGO), Society for Water and Sanitation, on Sunday, called for private sectors’ investment in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. The Group’s National Coordinator, Mr. Benson Attah, made the call in a statement, in Abuja, to commemorate the 2017 Global Hand Washing Day, with the Theme: “Our Hands, Our future.” He […]

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Shell inaugurates N200m water, power projects in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2017 0

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Saturday inaugurated water and electricity projects worth N200 million in different communities across Ukwa West local government area of Abia. The General Manager, SPDC, External Relations, Mr Igo Weli, performed the inauguration of the projects in Ukwa, which include market stalls, town hall and scholarships to undergraduates

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There will be a water crisis in Nigeria by 2020, hydrologists warn

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2017 0

The Nigerian Association of Hydrologists (NAH), has warned of an impending water crisis by 2020 because of the poor management of groundwater basins. The association president’s, Ehidiamhen Olumese gave the warning on Sunday in Ilorin while addressing newsmen after the association’s National Executive Meeting (NEC). Olumese said the impending crisis could be avoided

Health

Relief, jubilation as EU, UNICEF rescue Akwa Ibom communities from water challenge

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

The people of Ikot-Esop and Ikot Ukpong communities in Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State, are full of gratitude to the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), for the Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects carried out in their communities to end many years of water scarcity and […]

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Nigeria to launch expanded water, sanitation, hygiene initiative – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu, has described the Partnership for Expanded Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) initiative that would soon be launched as one that will help the nation in addressing it’s water and sanitation challenges towards meeting it’s Sustainable Development Goals on Sanitation in 2025 as well on Water supply

Opinion

Three Stages of the New Birth

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2015 0

Just like the natural birth, the New Birth undergoes three stages – Water, Blood and Spirit. When a woman is giving birth to a child, the first thing that comes forth is water, then blood, then life (Spirit). Being born again is a similar process with three stages: (1) Justification by water, (2) Sanctification by […]

Editorial

Water, Water Everywhere…

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2015 0

Every March 22, the international community marks the World Water Day. The day has been observed since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed it as a day for sensitisation of the public on the critical issues of water and how it affects humanity. This year’s theme, “Water and Sustainable Development”, is intended to […]

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Groups Petition Ambode, Agbaje over Lagos Water Privatisation

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2015 0

A coalition of advocacy groups, on Monday, wrote the governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and Mr Jimi Agbaje, to state clearly their positions on the issue of water privatisation in the state. Made up of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the […]

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1,000 children die daily from diarrhoea, says UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2015 0

As the world marked the World Water Day on Sunday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that about 750 million people around the world still lack access to drinking water. “The story of access to drinking water, since 1990, has been one of tremendous progress in the face of incredible odds,” according to […]