“Waters of Nigeria” is not the same thing as “water of Nigerians”. While Nigerians use water in the country, it isn’t necessarily owned by them. The Water Resources Act shows that water is owned and controlled by the Federal Government.… Continue Reading
Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) is also a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) created to provide high quality and reliable hydro-logical data needed for developing water resources and other associated areas of the economy. It was formerly a department… Continue Reading
STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (SON) is the body that regulates drinking water quality. Founded: 1971 Website: www.son.gov.ng Reason: Established to improve the lives of people through quality assurance and standards. Summary Functions: Ensure that locally manufactured products in Nigeria give the… Continue Reading
Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) is the main regulatory body in the water sector. It has the primary role / rights to regulate, develop, and license all water operators in Nigeria. Founded: 1976 Website: www.waterresources.gov.ng Reason: To enforce Federal laws relating to water resources… Continue Reading
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE (NWRI) is a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to address the national needs in water resources training. Founded: 1979 Website: www.niwrmc.gov.ng/ www.nwrikaduna.org.ng/ (needs verification) Reason: To established a research and training institute on the… Continue Reading
Nigerian Water Supply Association (NWSA) is a national non-profit association with a primary role of facilitating the collection, development and exchange of quality information between people undertaking operational roles in the water industry. Founded: 1997 Reawakened: 2012 Why: To urgently… Continue Reading
Our previous post on “Understanding Water” made me search Amazon because I was curious to find out if many had attempted writing on the phrase. I saw only 3 books that related to it and this was me searching till… Continue Reading
Am at that stage in my life where words are beginning to make more sense and am becoming more and more curious about their real meaning . “Understanding” is one of such words. I will its meaning later. Lets focus on… Continue Reading