World Rivers Day: Nigeria’s rivers face rising pollution — Minister

By Gabriel Ewepu
ABUJA — The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Joseph Utsev, has warned that Nigeria’s rivers are facing increasing pollution pressure from population growth, urbanisation, untreated wastewater and other human activities.
Utsev spoke on Monday as Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2026 World Rivers Day, with the theme, “No Forests, No Rivers, No Water, No Life.”
Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, the minister said rivers remained critical to human survival, environmental sustainability and national development, supporting agriculture, domestic and industrial water supply, fisheries, biodiversity and livelihoods.
He, however,...