Crisis hits water producers association in Ogun
By Sola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: ALL is no longer well within the Ogun State Chapter of the Association of Table Water Producers (ATWP). Some members, who are not happy with the state of affairs in the association, have pulled out to form a parallel body. The spokesman of the splinter body, Mr. Eric Oyebade, while […]
Army chief hails Enugu governor, commissions water plant
By Maureen EDOZIE (Enugu) NIGERIA: THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has commended Enugu State Governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, for giving necessary support towards the completion of water treatment plant at the 82 Division Abakpa Cantonment in Enugu. Burutai, who commissioned the project, also praised Ugwuanyi for assisting […]
Why I provided borehole in my ancestral village, by Seriki Egba
By Femi SHODUNKE NIGERIA: DEFINITELY, it is a good decision to take a deep look at one’s background and act accordingly by taking decisive steps to offer assistance where necessary. This is exactly what the Seriki of Egbaland, Chief Oluwatosin Fadare, did recently to his Igbakule community in Odeda Local Government area of Ogun […]
Nestle provides water project for FCT community
NIGERIA: NO fewer than 1,000 residents of Maderegi, a suburb of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, are now in happy mood. Why? Multinational giant firm, Nestlé Waters Nigeria, has provided them a community water facility to have access to safe and clean drinking water. At the inauguration of the water scheme, which was handed […]
Nestle trains 30 Ogun teachers on water management
By Femi Shodunke NIGERIA: IN its determined efforts to inculcate the significance of water management and safe water education in pupils, Nestle Waters has launched a water project education programme in public primary schools in Ogun State. The program was launched in conjunction with the State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) and the State Local […]
Ogun introduces electronic payment for water bills
NIGERIA: OGUN State Government has introduced Point of Sales (POS) system, a quick teller option for payment of water bills by its customers. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Engineer Ayodele Jolaoso, made this known on Friday at a one-day training program for staff of the State Water Corporation in […]
Flooding: Borno alerts reverine communities
NIGERIA: BORNO State government has issued an alert to riverine communities in the state. The government said that residents of the communities needed to be on the look out for possible flooding due to impending release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Governor Bindo Jibrilla said in Yola, the state capital, that his administration […]
