Nigeria needs N350 billion yearly to meet water and sanitation target, says the minister of water resources, Sarah Ochekpe.
Ochekpe said this in Abuja weekend at an event to mark the 2013 World Water Day.
She said that available statistics had shown that only 60 percent of the population had access to safe drinking water while 32 percent had access to sanitation facilities.
According to her, this falls short of MDGs target of 75 percent and 65 percent for water and sanitation, respectively.
Weekly transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended on the upbeat note on Friday with the market indices appreciating by 0.43 percent.
The market capitalisation rose by N46 billion or 0.43 percent to close at N10.72 trillion from the N10.68 trillion posted on Thursday.
Also, the All-Share Index, which opened at 33,361.96, rose by 144.91 points or 0.43 percent to close at 33,506.87.
Dangote Cement, the most capitalised equity on NSE, topped the gainers’ chart by N5 to close at N155 per share.
Okomu oil came second with N2 to close at N61per share, while Cadbury appreciated by 75k to close at N34.97 per share. International Breweries gained 55k to close at N21.85, while Berger Paints gained 49k to close at N10.45 per share.
