The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched nationwide consultations with state governments and other stakeholders as it works towards developing a National Water Compact to address Nigeria’s persistent water and sanitation challenges and improve water security. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ consultation workshop convened to develop the Nigeria National Water Compact. Utsev said the initiative was driven by several longstanding pressures confronting the water sector, including rapid urbanisation, population growth, climate change, environmental degradation, inadequate infrastructure, fragmented...