₦airaland Forum

just2endowed:
It's very craze bro. Since 1960, there is no single state that thought of providing drinkable water. Past and present government doesn't see the need for it and they all travel abroad where they will open up a tap and drinkable water flows to their cups. Nothing like buying pure water or bottle water.

SocialJustice:
There's really no state with pipe borne water in Nigeria. 😂

Oyo restores water supply to communities after years of disruption
7th October 2024

The Oyo State Water Corporation announced at the weekend that it has restored water supply to residents in some parts of the state after many years of service disruption due to technical challenges faced by the corporation.

The corporation disclosed that repairs of leakages and bursts in other water pipelines located within the state are ongoing.

A statement issued by the corporation’s Chairman, Elias Adeojo, stated that operations had since commenced at major waterworks and booster stations to complement the water supply to Ibadan and its environs.

Adeojo noted that the water supply had been restored to Molete, Bode, Labiran, Beyeruka, the Eleyele axis, and Bashorun-Oluwo Nla, among others.

https://punchng.com/oyo-restores-water-supply-to-communities-after-years-of-disruption/?amp

OlofofoCorner:
It was working in most places in Lagos in the early 80's till early 2000.....e g Surulere , Festac , old ojo road, Apapa, Ebute meta, Yaba , Lagos Island, Ikeja ......

But poor maintenance destroyed the system. Now it has stopped in majority of those places.....but still working in some places in Apapa

eluquenson:
REVISITING SOME OF THE LATEEF JAKANDE'S GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OCTOBER 1979 TO DECEMBER 1983 (FOUR YEARS AND 3 MONTHS) IN LAGOS STATE



* His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.

* His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.

* His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.

* His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.


WHO SAYS 4 YEARS IN OFFICE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR MEANINGFUL ACHIEVEMENTS?

IT'S A FACT THAT 90% OF GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA SINCE 1999 WITH REVENUES AT THEIR DISPOSAL CANNOT BOAST OF A QUARTER OF THESE ACHIEVEMENTS EVEN WITHIN THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE.

Chucks13:
To be very honest this Sanwo is doing his best and he must handover to someone who will continue from wherever he stops.

anonimi:
If he is doing his best with ANNOUNCEMENTS, then what are you going to say when he actually gets the water flowing through pipelines to each and every single Lagos building

Did Fashola not make the same announcement about adequate water supply for 20 million Lagosians by 2020?

So, are you a wiseman or a gullible ignoramus for applauding this recycled announcement

mrvitalis:
Have u ever lived on the island?

mrvitalis:
None the states with slightly functional ones

Are bayelsa, Enugu and IMO... The rest don't have

And yet they keep abusing Enugu

michlins:
This is really good but make I ask,is the pipe not too shallow on the surface. I was hoping for around 10ft depth so that even with further development of the city, nothing will touch the pipe

West1side:
Tomorrow some lunatics n bastard from the pits of hell will claim they develop Lagos

owobokiri:
Go and develop Oshogbo, Ogbomosho and Okitipupa..
They need amenities too..
Not everytime you are stuck in celebrating Lagos.
Akure dey, Abeokuta dey.., develop those areas too

Oscarchims:
Bayelsa doesn't have, even the boreholes na mouldy water... Plus sand filled tank. And the government can't find solution... Bayelsa water sef is better than enough own. Those governor's are not ok

Heavensake1:
If some parts in Edo and East have access to that kind of water on island,you will know water is not a major problem in Lagos. There is water, but treatment is the issue.

mrvitalis:
No place in East have Lagos water the only place in Enugu that have water issue is Enugu because it sitting in kilometers tick coal deposit... Places like nsukka, 9th mile ,orji river Obolafo all have water but u have to dig deep

SocialJustice:
There's really no state with pipe borne water in Nigeria. 😂

michlins:
This is really good but make I ask,is the pipe not too shallow on the surface. I was hoping for around 10ft depth so that even with further development of the city, nothing will touch the pipe

michlins:
This is really good but make I ask,is the pipe not too shallow on the surface. I was hoping for around 10ft depth so that even with further development of the city, nothing will touch the pipe

Right now, a massive 8.1km stretch of 1600mm Diameter Ductile Iron (DI) pipes is being laid within the Adiyan premises. These pipes will transport raw water into a cutting-edge 320,000m³/day water treatment plant, ensuring that every drop meets World Health Organization (WHO)… pic.twitter.com/6T9M6dWci0

— Tokunbo Wahab (@tokunbo_wahab) March 8, 2025

Right now, a massive 8.1km stretch of 1600mm Diameter Ductile Iron (DI) pipes is being laid within the Adiyan premises. These pipes will transport raw water into a cutting-edge 320,000m³/day water treatment plant, ensuring that every drop meets World Health Organization (WHO)… pic.twitter.com/6T9M6dWci0

— Tokunbo Wahab (@tokunbo_wahab) March 8, 2025

SocialJustice:
There's really no state with pipe borne water in Nigeria. 😂

Tendd:
I hope this comes to fruition, borehole drilling would become a thing of the past.

just2endowed:
It's very craze bro. Since 1960, there is no single state that thought of providing drinkable water. Past and present government doesn't see the need for it and they all travel abroad where they will open up a tap and drinkable water flows to their cups. Nothing like buying pure water or bottle water.

michlins:
This is really good but make I ask,is the pipe not too shallow on the surface. I was hoping for around 10ft depth so that even with further development of the city, nothing will touch the pipe

Heavensake1:
How many people can dig deep and afford the cost digging deep? On Lagos island,just dig 2ft you will have water,treatment is the issue here.

West1side:
Tomorrow some lunatics n bastard from the pits of hell will claim they develop Lagos

ElevationD:
Enugu means city on the hill. Enugu always had pipe borne water in some parts, just like Lagos state. The major challenge that Enugu faces, just like other cities and towns on hilly and mountainous areas is water depth. Water seems to dry up leading to lack in those areas.

Constructing boreholes can be very expensive in those areas. For example, Lagos which is a lowland costs 150-250 k to construct boreholes depending on the areas. In Enugu, just like other hilly areas, one can spend cash much as 3m naira to construct boreholes, as depth matters.

Lagos has the challenge also around Ire Akari estate, Isolo, where water depth is deeper. Ire Akari is on the hilly side. But if you find water in the area, just like in other cities and towns, it is much better than you can find in other areas.

edunaragold:
who would want to build on a pipe line anyway

SocialJustice:
There's really no state with pipe borne water in Nigeria. 😂

tollyboy5:
To get water in Lagos is not difficult bro.
Water is not a major problem in Lagos.

smokinloud:
Government providing water is a good thing but do you think it's what Nigeria need in this economic quagmire that we are?. I don't think so. There's unemployment everywhere and you're thinking of blocking other people's source of income?. There are thousands of individuals that supply water in Lagos, they've invested millions and billions in the business and you think blocking their business is healthy for our economy?.
Government can't just do things because it's good, except in a socialist state, they consider economic impacts too.
There's a reason why US don't have universal healthcare insurance, there's a reason why USA don't have a national railway system that connects every single state...