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Water sachets or sachet water is a common form of selling pre-filtered or sanitized water in plastic, heat sealed bags in parts of the global south, and are especially popular in Africa. [1] Water sachets are cheaper to produce than plastic bottles, and easier to transport. [2] In some countries, water vendors refer to sachet water as "pure water".
The Oṣun River (sometimes spelt Oshun), Yoruba: Odò Ọ̀ṣun, is a river of Yorubaland that rises in Ekiti State and flows westwards into Osun State before turning southwestwards at its confluence with the Erinle River near the town of Ede and then heading south at the Asejire reservoir flowing though the rest of the state and Ogun State in Southwestern Nigeria before eventually ...
This is a list of rivers of Nigeria. [1] This list is arranged by drainage basin and from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream ...
The Hadejia-Nguru wetlands in Yobe State in northern Nigeria, which include Nguru Lake, are ecologically and economically important. They are threatened by reduced rainfall in recent years, a growing population and upstream dam construction.
Water supply and sanitation are not provided efficiently in Nigeria. [26] For example, state water agencies are massively overstaffed. In 2000, there were about 70 staff per 1,000 customers in state water agencies, compared to a best practice ratio of 3.5. [20] Non-revenue water often exceeds 50 percent. [6]
Between Cameroon and the Agbokim Waterfalls in Nigeria's Cross River State, they created the intricate river system. As they congregated and shared in common with one another, they conducted hunting study and discovered food crops, a forest for hunting, and water that could be boiled to make salt.
Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent ...
The Hadejia River (Hausa: kogin Haɗeja) [1] is a river in Northern Nigeria and is a tributary of the Yobe River (Komadugu Yobe). [2] Among the cities and towns that lie on or near its banks are Hadejia [ 2 ] and Nguru . [ 3 ]