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Unlicensed, unregulated drillers endanger environment— AWDROP

Unlicensed, unregulated drillers endanger environment— AWDROP

The National President, Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners & Practitioners, AWDROP, Michael Ale, has urged federal and state governments to renew the fight against indiscriminate drilling by self-acclaimed drillers, who fail to get a licence from relevant government agencies. Ale, who expressed shock at the alarming rate at which “unprofessional drillers are engaging […]

COVID-19: ‘150m Nigerians lack access to safe water, precautionary facilities’

COVID-19: ‘150m Nigerians lack access to safe water, precautionary facilities’

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado Ekiti — The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Dr Hephzibah Oladebeye and the Commissioner for Public Utilities in Ekiti, Mr Bamidele Faparusi on Tuesday identified the reason behind the spread of the Covid-19 in Nigeria. The duo disclosed that Covid-19 spread has been difficult to tame in Nigeria because […]

The COVID-19 pandemic and access to public water in Lagos

The COVID-19 pandemic and access to public water in Lagos

By Olatunji Buhari The global response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that originated from Wuhan, a city in China in December 2019 has virtually created a new world order. The virus has put medical professionals, public health experts and virtually all of us on our toes and we are now in a race against […]