The house of representatives has asked the ministry of water resources to complete the abandoned Ivo dam project. The lower legislative chamber passed the motion on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Makwe Makwe, a lawmaker representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo federal constituency of Ebonyi state. An investigation by TheCable had revealed how the project […]
CONTINUE READINGAccess to potable water is one of the basic deliverables expected of a government, but the people of Enugu — in both the metropolis and rural areas — have suffered its absence for more than two decades. The promise of good water, through the Ivo dam, has been dangled before them for many years, but […]
CONTINUE READINGRays of sunlight peeked through the holes of the perforated roof as a damp smell from the once-swamped compound hung heavy in the air. Most of the ceilings were missing, and the few that remained threatened to give way, evident from the heavy rain that flooded 38-year-old Abee Adouye’s home in Yenagoa, Bayelsa’s capital. All […]
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