President Umaru Yar’Adua’s seven point agenda and the Vision 2020 have received a boost from the Japanese Government which [has] agreed to make significant contributions in the area of health, education, water supply, rural electrification and agriculture to the vision as well as significantly enhance its bilateral Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) Loan to Nigeria in line with the determination of the Japanese Government to double the ODA by 2012.
[T]he Japanese Government has agreed to provide assistance [for a] project for enhancing the function of rural water supply and sanitation centre for capacity development in the National Water Resources Institute.
Source: Abayomi Adeshida, Vanguard / allAfrica.com, 05 Jun 2009
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Engr. Gilbert C. Anyadoh // November 2, 2009 at 3:07 am |
This is a welcome development as it will boost Nigeria’s efforts in providing potable water supply to the people living in rural areas.