In many communities across Nigeria, especially in urban areas where most people provide water for themselves, the situation is the same. He stated that “when we first drilled our borehole, we had no issues; there was plenty water and we were happy our water problem was over but immediately people saw that our borehole could produce water, those that drilled earlier but didn’t get water started drilling boreholes again and suddenly, water from our borehole dwindled. “When wells dry up, children are the ones missing school to fetch water. The Nigerian government is conscious of its water situation and has been putting in place various policies to ameliorate the situation. This calls for collaborative and bold efforts at finding solutions to the prevalent water situation.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 18, 2022 09:12 UTC