Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. In separate interviews on Monday in Abuja, the residents told the News Agency of Nigeria that the situation was disheartening, especially for those who don’t have boreholes or dug-up …

No fewer than seven children were said to have lost their lives in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, in a boat mishap while returning from their water search. The relatives of the children said they went in search of water as a shortage had hit the state. They claimed water vendors sold the essential commodity at N100 per jerrican and …