Upper niger river basin development authority, niger state. Lower niger river basin development authority ilorin. Establishment of river basins development authorities. Irrigation practice and its management programme in beninowena river basin development authority, nigeria preprint pdf available march 2018 with 157 reads how we measure reads. This paper discusses the concept and practice of river basin planning in nigeria. Turning finance into services for 2015 and beyond rural water supply rural water and sanitation agencies should be established in states where this has not been done and their roles substantially limited to facilitation and capacity building of local government areas. Seventysix percent of the basin area is located within mali, niger and nigeria. Benue river basin development authority and upper benue river basin development authority. Bpe, for the partial commercialisation of river basin development authorities, rbdas. The niger river is the third largest in africa after the nile and the congo.
Lower niger river basin development authority ilorin is listed on our site as an industry related companys branch. Pdf integrated water resources management in the cross. A number of major water resource projects were developed during the 1970s, particularly dam and irrigation schemes. Nigeria to commercialise river basin growth authorities. Integrated water resources management in the cross river basin, nigeria article pdf available in international journal of water resources development 234. The role of niger delta river basin development authority. Lower niger river basin development authority, ilorin. Alex nicholas added a new photo at upper benue river basin development authority. Surface temperature anomalies in the river niger basin. The lower niger river basin development authority, a parastatal of the federal ministry of water resources was reestablished in january, 1994 along with eleven other river basin development authority to embark on, among other functions. Climate change, water and conflict in the niger river basin. A river basin drains all the land around a major river. The team would like to thank the niger basin authority. It is presently made up of nine states for regional development purposes.
Lower benue river basin development authority, 10km. Not all problems can or should be solved at the river basin level. The study investigates the trends in temperature in the upper and lower niger basin development authority areas using standardized anomaly index, gaussian low pass and spearmans correlation coefficient. Government begins partial commercialisation of four river. Find latest niger river basin authority jobs in nigeria april, 2020. The states are abia, akwaibom, balyesa, crossriver, delta, edo, imo, ondo, rivers. The main aim of the rbdas was the development of the water resources potential of the country for agricultural, domestic and industrial uses.
Srrba sokotorima river basin authority ta transformation agenda tac technical advisory committee triming transforming irrigation management in nigeria ttt training the trainer ubrba upper benue river basin authority undp united nations development program who world health organization wrb water resources bill. Head of procurement upper niger river basin development authority, km 5, minnazungeru road, minna, on evidence of payment of a nonrefundable fee of ten thousand naira n10, 000. Their contact information is here due to an association with the lead information we provide. Sokoto rima river basin development authority srrbda and. River basin 16 development and management data sharing, or the introduction of other issues of common interest in the negotiations may assist in building trust and achieving equitable agreements. In the face of the current failure of food security, water supply and power generation, not a few are in haste to ask if the 12 river basin development authorities rbdas across the country, have. Niger delta is simply the delta part of river niger that traverses nigeria from upstream north to downstream south. In spite of the efforts by successive administrations in nigeria to address the issue of rural development, the rural areas remain backward in terms of development. The lower benue river basin development authority lbrbda was established in 1976 along with 11 other river basin development authorities rbdas vide decree no.
Adegeye department of agricultural economics, university of lbadan, madan, nigeria received. Lower benue river basin development authority tenders in. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. The team would like to thank the niger basin authority for its cooper. Cross river basin development authority home facebook. Each authority operates in an assigned geomorphological and political boundary and work to improve agriculture and rural development through irrigation, control of river pollution and also to assist farmers in processing food crops. Upper benue river basin development authority yola. Our mission is to be the vehicle of the nations integrated water resources management contributing optimally to the socioeconomic activities of the nation through comprehensive planning. The first river basin development authorities rbdas were established in 1973 and the number was increased to nine in 1979. The federal government has directed river basin development authorities rbdas to embark on routine dredging of rivers and water channels to boost agriculture. Both primary and secondary data were used as methodology for the study.
Establishing river basin development authorities as a. Nigeria currently has twelve river basin development authorities, their creation commenced when the federal government passed the river basins development authorities decree nos 32 and 33 of 14th august 1973 to give legal backing to the establishment of the chad and sokoto rima river basins development authorities. How river basin authorities can change face of agric in. It is 4200 km long and has a, basin area of 1,500,000 square kilometres. Buhari approves executive management for river basin devt. It was in an attempt to step up agricultural development in nigeria that the federal government created the river basin. From the data collected and analyzed, the mean annual temperature and mean annual maximum temperature demonstrated pronounced temporal increasing trend in the period 19512010. Search and apply for the latest ongoing recruitment and job vacancies at niger river basin authority on myjobmag. Niger river basin authority jobs in nigeria april 2020. River basin development authorities in nigeria are government agencies involved in the management of water resources for agriculture and other uses. The niger river and its tributaries are a key source of water for the estimated 100 million people living in the basin.
Basins can be divided into watersheds, or areas of land around a smaller river, stream or lake. Agricultural administration 9 1982 3011 establishing river basin development authorities as a strategy for nigerian rural development adeduro j. The drainage basin covers a surface area of just over 2. Niger delta river basin development authority official website. Sokoto rima river basin development authority srrbda and rural development in sokoto state, nigeria abstract. Invitation for tenders request for proposals for the execution of the year 2015 capital projects at lower benue river basin development authority july 16, 2015 invitation for tendersrequest for proposals for the execution of the year 2015 capital projects at the lower benue river basin development authority. Nigeria is underlain by seven major sedimenta ry basins, viz. Wikiproject nigeria rated startclass, lowimportance this article is within the scope of wikiproject nigeria, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of nigeria on wikipedia. The federal government has commenced the partial commercialisation of four river basin development authorities rbdas in the nigerdelta. Pdf irrigation practice and its management programme in.
The study was an empirical research which has population drawn from rural dwellers and officials of lower and upper benue river basin and rural development authorities. As a result, the fmowr and the river basin development authorities have been directly carrying off water facilities provision such as boreholes in rural communities. Nigeria to commercialise river basin growth authorities official. Pdf surface temperature anomalies in the river niger. There are more than 150 million peoplein the basin, about one third of which living in. This river is not simply water, but is also an origin of identity, a. Water for people, water for life, was launched by then president olusegun obasanjo. Before now, agriculture was the main stay of the nations economy.
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