The Federal Government has established 12 water quality reference laboratories across Nigeria to enhance monitoring and surveillance of water quality nationwide.
This initiative was announced by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, at the inaugural Annual Water Quality Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr Richard Pheelangwah, Utsev explained that the laboratories were set up under the National Water Quality Reference Laboratories and Monitoring Network Programme.