Dry Taps: Kaduna Residents Face Looming Water Crisis As Dry Season Sets In

As the rainy season gives way to the dry season, difficult times are looming for millions of residents of Kaduna State, particularly those who depend on wells for their daily water needs.
With the rains usually stopping around early October, water levels in household wells are already declining, raising fears that many could dry up completely before the end of the month, leaving residents scrambling for alternative sources of the most basic need after oxygen.
Findings by this correspondent revealed that the situation is compounded by the unreliable public water supply, despite the Kaduna State Government’s early 2025 initiative to replace ageing galvanised pipes with newer vibre pipes...