Lagos rehabilitates Iju, Adiyan water vegetation to spice up public provide
The Lagos State Authorities has moved to spice up public water provide throughout the state because the Lagos Water Company (LWC) has commenced an eight-month rehabilitation undertaking of the Iju and Adiyan Water Remedy Crops.
This rehabilitation works is geared toward enhancing operational effectivity and enhancing entry to potable water throughout Lagos State.
Talking on the undertaking kick-off assembly held on Tuesday, third February 2026, on the Company’s Headquarters in Ijora, Lagos, the Managing Director of LWC, Engr. Mukhtaar Tijani, represented by the Government Director, Operations, Engr. (Mrs.) Helen Omolanke Taiwo emphasised the strategic significance of the undertaking.
Engr. Tijani defined that the rehabilitation aligns with the Company’s five-year strategic marketing strategy launched in December 2024, which prioritises infrastructural improvement as an answer to current operational challenges.
He famous that the rehabilitation focuses primarily on pump alternative and upgrades, following approval by Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu.
He harassed that the undertaking have to be executed with the best technical requirements, expressing confidence that its completion will considerably enhance water provide throughout the state.
Additionally, talking on the undertaking, the Director of Production, Engr. Agiri Mustapha, described the rehabilitation as a essential and passionate undertaking for each the Company and the State Authorities.
He highlighted previous challenges with pump installations and famous that the Governor insisted on participating authentic producers with sole franchise rights to make sure high quality and sturdiness.
Representatives of the contractors and producers: KSB Pumps & Valves Nigeria Ltd., Wilo Pumps Nigeria Ltd., and Springfield Electrical Ltd., assured the Company of well timed and high quality supply.
In addition they dedicated to personnel coaching and a two-year tools administration assist interval upon completion and commissioning of the undertaking.
The Lagos Water Company expressed optimism that the rehabilitation will considerably enhance operational capability, service reliability, and entry to secure consuming water for residents of Lagos State.
Offering public water provide by the federal government by the Lagos Water Company delivers essential advantages comparable to decreased waterborne illnesses (cholera/typhoid), considerably decrease water prices in comparison with non-public distributors, and improved public well being, particularly for ladies and kids.
It enhances {economic} productiveness, helps fast city development, and ensures entry to secure, inexpensive water for residents.
Dependable water infrastructure helps industrial actions, boosts productiveness, and fosters city improvement to satisfy the calls for of a quickly rising inhabitants.
It ensures that every one residents, no matter revenue or {economic} class, have entry to a fundamental, important human proper.
This undertaking, tagged ‘Rehabilitation of Iju Headworks and Akute Consumption Station – Tons 1, 2 and three”, is a part of the Company’s asset administration and renewal technique to strengthen current infrastructure and improve service supply.
The rehabilitation is funded by the Lagos State Authorities and is scheduled to run from February 2026 to October 2026.
LWC had in September 2025, introduced plans to companion with the non-public sector to rehabilitate, improve, and function seven mini and micro waterworks throughout the state, in a daring transfer to enhance water provide for tens of millions of Lagos residents.
Tijani, who disclosed this, identified that for the reason that state authorities alone can’t shoulder the massive capital required to ship potable water, the LWC is about to launch a pilot Public-Personal Partnership (PPP) scheme to inject non-public sector experience, financing, and innovation into its operations.
Beneath the pilot scheme, in line with him, seven waterworks, comprising Lekki, Akilo, Victoria Island Annex, Magodo, Abesan, Alexander, and Apapa Waterworks, might be concessioned in Tons to financially succesful traders.