Lagos communities decry non-functional waterworks
Communities in Epe, Lagos State, have decried the non-functional Epe Mini and Odoiragushi waterworks and the attendant water shortage. The communities were recently visited by the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), an environment-focused non-governmental organisation. CAPPA went to Odoiragushi and Poka communities in Eredo Local Council Development Area in Epe in Lagos, to […]
National Assembly advised to reject water bill as minister urges review
Corporate Accountability & Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has again called on the National Assembly to reject the controversial Water Resources Bill. The piece of legislation was re-presented on June 29, 2022, for first reading by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Water Resources, Sada Soli from Katsina State. The bill, which was […]
Kill water bill now- CAPPA tells NASS
A bill seeking to change the regulatory framework of Nigeria’s water resources management currently pending in the House of Representatives will worsen the availability and accessibility of water to the common citizens if passed into law. The Corporate Accountability for Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) made this claim in a statement distributed to newsmen and subsequently asked […]
Groups Reject National Water Resources Bill, Task NASS On Water Accessibility
Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs), have urged the National Assembly(NASS) to reject the controversial Water Resources Bill, which was represented on June 29, 2022. LEADERSHIP reports that the bill was presented for first reading by the chairman of the House Committee on Water Resources, Hon. Sada Soli from Katsina state. The groups opposing the Bill, included; […]
Lack of Water in Epe Community Plunges Residents into Hardship
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) visited Odo-Iragunshi and Poka communities in Eredo Local Council Development Area in Epe on July 16, 2022, as part of interventions in the water sector crisis of Lagos and campaign for a Just city as opposed to urbanisation which leaves poor communities at the mercy of the […]
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Empowering African Journalists to Take a Deep Dive into Water Reporting
Under the umbrella of the Our Water, Our Right Coalition (OWORAC), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) in collaboration with Corporate Accountability, hosted a two-day virtual training for journalists and media practitioners in Africa on Human Right to Water and Threats of Water Privatization in Africa. The workshop which held on the 13th and […]
