The Nigerians Institution of Water Engineers has said that no fewer than 179 million Nigerians are lacking access to safe drinking water in the country.
The group said residents in urban areas have been accessing only contaminated water, adding that it is the reason different diseases evolve in the country.
The NIWE National Chairman, Adeyinka Sobowale, on Wednesday, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, to mark World Water Day.
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Quoting the statistics from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping, Sobowale said the research was carried out by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in 2021.
The NIWE National Chairman, Adeyinka Sobowale, on Wednesday, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, to mark World Water Day.
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Quoting the statistics from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping, Sobowale said the research was carried out by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in 2021.
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