The 9th World Water Forum kicks off today under the main theme of “Water Security for Peace and Development”, with an opening ceremony at Dakar Arena. The success of the Forum, which is being organized for the first time in…
Water & Sanitation
‘We must have water’, says Badmus.
Despite being surrounded by water, Lagos State still has a major challenge providing safe potable water. So much so that the populace have turned the drilling of boreholes into a norm for water access. But that norm is gradually becoming…
Matt Damon and Gary White, Co-Founders of Water.org and WaterEquity join Reuters Impact Speaker line-up
MOBILIZING GLOBAL BUSINESS TO DELIVER ON CLIMATE ACTION Reuters Impact has received a major boost as the Duo of Matt Damon, (the Jason Bourne series actor) and Gary White have confirmed their acceptance to speak at the Virtual Forum set…
Time to say ‘NO’ to RUST and POLLUTED WATER
“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin Written by: Saumya Jain, Chairman, Vinyl Pipes The worldwide Water Well Drilling is a $85 Billion Industry, escalating call for water wells across the globe has…
MANAGING NIGERIA’S WATERS IS A KEY DEVELOPMENTAL NECESSITY….SAYS ED, NIWRMC
“Nigeria has greater challenges when it comes to water development and management. The current water resources development and supply status is unacceptably low and needs a major transformation. With the rapid growth in population, urbanization, industrialization and competition for economic…
FG GRANTS WATER USE LICENSES TO KANO STATE WATER BOARD
The Federal Government through the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC) granted six (6) water use licenses to the Kano State Water Board for official extraction of water and to aide them in the expansion of the water wells…
Minister leads experts to proffer solutions to flooding in Nigeria
In 2019, 130,934 people were affected by floods, while 48,114 persons were displaced and 126 lost lives 102 high risk areas in 28 states and 275 moderate risk areas in NIHSA Annual flood outlook in 2020 so far, more than…
Africa Day: CSOs task African leaders on health, water, agriculture, other
By Gabriel Ewepu AS African Union, AU, formerly known as Organisation of African Unity, OAU, marked 57th Africa Day on May 25, 2020, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Nigeria, Thursday, tasked African leaders on health, water, agriculture, innovative governance, discontinuation…
Milla Jovovich Shows More of the Resident Evil Cast on Set
Production is continuing for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and star Milla Jovovich has shared more photos of the film’s cast from the set. Jovovich will reprise her starring role as Alice in the film. The Resident Evil cast also includes Ali Larter…
‘Ray Donovan’: The Deal Went Down
Hardly knowing what she did, she picked up a little bit of stick, and held it out to the puppy; whereupon the puppy jumped. Alice dodged behind a great thistle, to keep herself from being run over; and the moment…
