There is an overall gap in the supply of portable water to Nigerians. Despite annual investments by federal, states and local governments in water-related infrastructure in Nigeria the quality of services remain poor when compared with other emerging market countries.
The World Bank estimates that about 48 percent of Nigerians have access to improved (potable) water supply while 44 percent of Nigerians have access to improved sanitation facilities. This must be contrasted with South Africa where about 88 percent of the population has access to potable water, while about 65 percent of the population have improved sanitation facilities.
UDBN believes that investing in Nigeria’s water infrastructure must be a key priority particularly for sub-national governments.
The Federal Government of Nigeria in its bid to address the transportation challenges being experienced nationwide, has established a Public Mass Transit Revolving Fund with the objective of increasing the availability of vehicles to the public through eligible transport operators across the country.
