Nigeria Govt unveils landmark water, hydropower projects

‎The Federal Government has announced fresh commitments to major water supply, sanitation, irrigation, and hydropower projects across the country as part of efforts to accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6), which seeks universal access to clean water and sanitation.
‎
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, made the declaration in Makurdi, Benue State, at the opening of the 8th International Water Conference of the Nigerian Institution of Water Engineers (NIWE), with the theme: “Sustainable Urban Water Development and Management in Nigeria: Innovative Solutions Towards Achieving SDG-6.”
‎
‎Highlighting flagship projects under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Utsev disclosed that work is advancing on major initiatives such as the 460 MW Katsina-Ala Dam and the 186 MW Bawarku Dam on the Benue River. He added that the concessioning of Datsin Hausa Dam in Adamawa and Itisi Dam in Kaduna is ongoing.
‎
‎“These projects are not only designed to boost revenue, irrigation, hydropower, sanitation, and water supply, but also to enhance food security, tourism, and job creation for Nigerians,” the Minister said.
‎
‎THE PRIME NEWS gathered that he further cited the World Bank–backed Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) project, the Partnership for Expanded Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) programme, and the Clean Nigeria Campaign to end open defecation by 2030 as core interventions driving sectoral reforms