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       FG partners six universities onhuman capacity in water sector
       By: Ebenezer Date: August 26, 2013, 1:26 pm
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       The Federal Government has expressed its determination to
       continue to partner with institutions of higher learning in the
       country to enhance human capacity development in the water
       sector.
       This is sequel to the establishment of water resources capacity
       building centre’s in six of the Nigerian universities, under the
       National Water Resources Capacity Building Network programme
       (NWRCBNet), where the concerned institutions will offer courses
       in post –graduate studies in water related courses.
       While receiving the Vice Chancellors of the sixuniversities and
       the management of the National Water Resources Institute,
       Kaduna, in her office in Abuja, the Minister of Water Resources,
       Mrs Sarah Reng Ochekpe, challenged the universities to further
       promote water education in order to strengthen the capacity of
       the sector, adding that water is important to life, hence the
       need to pay closer attention to develop the sector.
       Ochekpe asked the implementors of the network to inspire young
       people to take interest in water related issues, and that it was
       in realization of their critical role to the sector that the
       Ministry of Water Resources, along with the National Water
       Resources Institute, introduced “Junior Water Prize” competition
       last year, to enable young peopleparticipate in an essay writing
       with focus on water related issues.
       The minister enjoined the six universities to engage other
       universities to set up programme in water studies, as part of
       the efforts to develop the sector with the necessary skills.
       Earlier, the Executive Director of the National Water Resources
       Institute (NWRI), Kaduna, Dr Olusanjo Bamgboye, who led the
       delegation of the Vice Chancellors to the minister, said that
       the institute had supported the National Water Resources
       Capacity Building Network (NWRBCNet) with aseed fund of
       12million naira for the six universities with each of them
       receiving 2million naira.
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