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Water & Sanitation

Shell urged to resolve Bonga oil spill crisis

Bothered about the protracted crisis over the Bonga Oil Spillage in the Niger Delta region, Minister of Environment, Laurentia Laraba Mallam, has given a...

Michael Simire - July 27, 2014

Water & Sanitation

WaterAid supports UN’s call to end open defecation

WaterAid has welcomed a new UN campaign championed by UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson to end the practice of open defecation. Over 1 billion...

Michael Simire - May 30, 2014

Water & Sanitation

Stakeholders seek improved funding for water, sanitation

Following a review of current trends within the sector, experts have expressed concern over the prevailing situation and called for a thoughtful financial initiative...

Michael Simire - May 18, 2014

Water & Sanitation

Rotary, UNESCO-IHE programme produces first set of graduates

The first class of five Rotary sponsored scholars has graduated with Master of Science degrees in Water Education from the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water...

Michael Simire - May 1, 2014

Water & Sanitation

Report: Nigeria not getting enough water, sanitation aid

Just $1.26 has been received in water and sanitation aid for each person in Nigeria on average for the years 2010-2012, according to a...

Michael Simire - April 15, 2014

Water & Sanitation

Fulfill water, sanitation commitments, report urges Nigerian govt

As the World marked this year's World Toilet Day on Tuesday, a new report jointly published by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, ...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2013

Water & Sanitation

Stockholm forum explores ways to build water partnerships

Scientists, non-profit organisations and policymakers all over the world convene this week at the Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden for this year’s World Water Week...

Michael Simire - September 1, 2013

Water & Sanitation

Makoko: Potable water from an unlikely source

In the course of my career as a development journalist, I have come to know some peri-urban communities in Lagos and a few other...

Michael Simire - July 23, 2013

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