• As LASG, WaterAid Nigeria Sign MoU To Regulate Water SectorCountry Director, WaterAid Nigeria, Evelyn Meere has said Nigeria is off-track and not achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.0 on clean water and sanitation for all by 2030. She disclosed this at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between WaterAid Nigeria and the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC) to improve its capacity to effectively regulate the water sector in the state. The move, she said, would contribute to delivering the objectives of National Action Plan for the revitalisation of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in the state. WaterAid Global Director, Rob Fuller, said Lagos State and indeed Nigeria, needed safe water for all, with independent professionals as regulators. In his address, Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, emphasised the need to strengthen regulatory commission, noting that water and waste were already mixing together, thereby discouraging investors.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2021 04:35 UTC