National Water Resources Institute

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National Water Resources Institute is the Nigerian research institution responsible for the training of water resources engineers and research on different issues in the water sector. [1] [2]

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Background

The institute was established under the National Water Resources Institute Act, Cap N83 LFN 2004. [3] Professor Emmanuel Adanu has been the Director General of the Institute from 2015. His tenure will end in 2025. [4] In 2018, a three-member committee was set up by the Minister for Water Resources, Suleiman Hussein Adamu, to assess the effects of flood in Jigawa State. [5]

In 2019, the Nigerian Defence Academy signed an MOU with the National Water Resources Institute for an exchange of scholars and joint research on water resources and its various applications. [6]

In 2021, WaterAid partnered with the National Water Resources Institute for training and sanitation programs in the country. [7]

Courses

The accredited courses offered by the institute are; [8]

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References

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