Water: World Bank, others support Nigeria with $638m




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Water: World Bank, others support Nigeria with $638m



The World Bank, African Development Bank, French Development Agency, and Japan International Corporation Agency, have announced various new financial commitments worth $638m for Nigeria to boost water supply and sanitation.


According to the agencies, the support would help in the provision of potable water and improved sanitation in most states across the federation.


The country directors of each of the donor agencies announced the new financial commitment in Abuja during a two-day workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources with the theme ‘Strengthening the Implementation of Urban Water Sector Reform in Nigeria’.


The World Bank Country Director, Marie Francoise, said the bank had provided a bank financing of $250m for the third phase of water sector reform in Bauchi, Rivers, Ekiti, and Cross River state.


She said the lack of access to water and sanitation in Nigeria was not acceptable, adding that women spend months looking for safe drinking water.


Francoise called for increase water coverage in the rural parts of the country.


The Deputy Country Director AfDB, Mrs. Babara Barungi, said the bank was providing a finance facility of $205m to boost water supply and sanitation in Rivers State, adding that the bank had invested $760m in the sector since 1986.


She called for improved financial management in states where the projects were located.


The FDA Country Director, Hubert Dogin, said the agency will assist Ogun State with $33m in its Urban Water Reform Project.


He noted that the fund would assist the World Bank investment in its third phase programme to increase access to water and sanitation.


The JICA country Director, Seki Tetsuo, said the Japan agency would approve $150m on development of water facilities.



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