Introduction The proposed Water Resources Bill, is causing expected national hoopla and ruckus. It is not for nothing. There is the fear of a clear and present danger that, with…
In the days of yore, it was the culture that water ran from the taps. It was free, available and accessible. These days, it is the tradition that the taps…
By Ignatius Aifuwa LITTLE knowledge is always dangerous. It leads to wrong readings, perception and action on a particular issue. Ignorance was described by John Foster in 1821 as…
The House of Representatives at its plenary on Tuesday withdrew the Water Resources Control Bill which it passed two months ago. Sequel to the adoption of a Matter of Privilege…
Omoniyi Salaudeen Despite the opposition of some states to the controversial Water Resources Bill, the Federal Government has declared that there is no going back on the implementation of the…
The Federal Government on Tuesday puts up a strong defence in favour of National Water Resources Bill 2020 as it emphasized that the proposed law is in best interests of…
The critics of the reintroduced national water resources bill are ‘anti-people’ and have no understanding of the provisions of the bill, the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has…
Sustainable peace is not divorced from justice, which involves the elimination of unacceptable political, economic and cultural forms of discrimination. It behoves on the Federal Government, the National Assembly, Benue…
I am personally glad to know that the Kogi State Commissioner, who was in the news recently over the allegation of having had unlawful carnal knowledge of one Ms. Elizabeth…
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja As moves by the House of Representatives to revisit the controversial National Water Resources Bill continue to generate concerns, a member of the House, Hon. Aniekan Umanah…
GUEST COLUMNIST : Femi Falana GUEST COLUMNIST : Femi Falana Sometime in 2017, the Buhari administration forwarded the National Water Resource Bill to both chambers of the National Assembly with…
A Socio-cultural group, Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO) has urged the National Assembly to be guided by the national interest in its debate on the National Water Resource Bill before it.…
Engr. Michael Ale Mary Nnah The National President, Association Of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners Practitioners (AWDROP) who doubles as the founder and CEO of Global Initiative for Nigeria Development…
Engr. Michael AleThe National President, Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners Practitioners, AWDROP, who doubles as the Founder/CEO, Global Initiative for Nigeria Development, GIND, Engr. Michael Ale, has called…
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Kebbi State government and National Orientation Agency(NOA) have sought for the general public cooperation to end open defecations before year…
THE Muhammadu Buhari administration can be credited with a number of policies and legal instruments perceived to be stifling the democratic space and capable of setting the various Nigerian groups…
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has threatened to drag the Federal Government to court if the National Assembly continues deliberation on the National Water…
A Magistrates' Court in Ota, Ogun, on Monday, sentenced a 28-year-old man, Akintunde Segun, to one-year imprisonment for stealing a water tank belonging to the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). Magistrate…
A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, on Monday, sentenced a 28-year-old man, Akintunde Segun, to one-year imprisonment for stealing a water tank belonging to the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). Magistrate…
The Federal Government has approached a UK court to appeal for more time to appeal the $9.6 billion arbitration award against it over the breach of contract with Process & Industrial…
