Nigeria - 2004 - Infrastructure and Construction

National Water Policy

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This document is divided into three sections. The first section covers the Nigerian context and the process in which the Policy is being produced and outlines the issues to which it is responding. The second section deals specifically with the new National Water Policy in Nigeria. It sets out the broad policy vision, addressing specific aspects of water management as well as indicating the institutional arrangements that will be necessary to implement the policy. Finally, the way forward for the development of new legislation and implementation of the new policy is outlined.

Process Flow

Water Resources Planning & Technical Support Services, Federal Ministry of Water Resources.

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources

Office of the Minister of Water Resources

Federal Executive Council

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National Water Policy Current Version

January 2022

This document is divided into three sections. The first section covers the Nigerian context and the process in which the Policy is being produced and outlines the issues to which it is responding. The second section deals specifically with the new National Water Policy in Nigeria. It sets out the broad policy vision, addressing specific aspects of water management as well as indicating the institutional arrangements that will be necessary to implement the policy. Finally, the way forward for the development of new legislation and implementation of the new policy is outlined.

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