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Current Feed ContentNIGERIA: Bread strike threatens food supplySuppliesof bread have dwindled in Lagos and other cities across Nigeria since 5May when the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria wenton a nationwide strike over the rising price of flour and other rawmaterials. "Flour mills have increased their prices almostevery week," Lateef Oguntoyinbo, chairman of Lagos state chapter of theassociation, told IRIN. He called on the government tointervene. “Mills have been arbitrarily increasing prices” he said,adding that the bakers do not...150,000 Euro Water Project for SibanorThe governor of Western Region recently inaugurated the World Bank-funded Water Pyramid project in a colourful ceremony in Sibanor. The project, aimed at providing potable water for the people of Sibanor by using simple and sustainable technologies, was funded through the CCF at the tune of 150,000 euros and was executed by a Holland-born expert in water management. Addressing the ceremony, CCF Country Director, Mr. Enstance Casseh, stressed the importance of clean, safe drinking...KMC gives D1.2M for water expansionThe Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) yesterday presented a cheque for D1.2 million to the National Water and Electricity Company (Nawec) for the extension of water to the Manjaikunda, Fajikunda, and Bakoteh communities. Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at the KMC head office in Kanifing, Alieu Momarr Njie, the acting Mayor of KMC said it is the responsibility of his municipality to return what belongs to the people of the municipality in the form of initiating projects that are...DJIBOUTI: Clean water for 25,000 peopleIn a bid to alleviate the problem of perennial water scarcity among poor residents of rural Djibouti, aid donors, the government and a United Nations agency are backing a project to provide clean drinking water to an estimated 25,000 people. Djibouti, a semi-desert state in the Horn of Africa, experiences frequent drought and most of its water supply is derived from ground water sources, which most poor rural communities have difficulty accessing. The new project, to be completed in 2008, is...National Water & Electricity Company (NAWEC)Overview NAWEC established in June 1996 under the Companies Act, is engaged in the generation and provision of electricity, water and sewerage services for domestic, public and industrial purposes. The company succeeded the Gambia Utilities Corporation (GUC) established by an act of parliament in 1972 and the Utilities Holding Company (UHC) established by Presidential Executive Order in 1992. UHC entered into a leasing contract with SOGEA, which formed a company called Management...ZIMBABWE: Water train to thirsty Bulawayo?With its main water supply dams expected to run dry by September, Bulawayo, Zimbabwes second city, is planning to transport water by train from the Zambezi River, about 400km northwest of the city. We are actively pursuing the idea of a water train to bring the precious liquid, because our current supplies will be exhausted by October. Under the plan, the train would draw water from the Zambezi River before it is purified and distributed to residents in Bulawayo, Moffat Ndlovu, the citys town... |
