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 under FMWR.
Founded: 2010
Website: www.nihydro.gov.ng (Site down at the moment)
Reason: Established to provide information on the status and trends of the nations water resources.
Summary Functions:
- Collection, processing, analysis and storage of hydro-logical and hydro-geological data
- Assessment of quality and quantity and distribution of development potentials of water resources
- Provision of information for planning, design and operation of water resources development projects and programs
- Monitoring and evaluation of water resources
