Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm - Health - NigeriaWelcome, Guest: Register / Login / With Google / Trending / Recent / New Stats: 3,279,933 members, 8,232,462 topics. Date: Wednesday, 13 August 2025 at 12:05 AM Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm - Health - Nairaland Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Health / Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm (1448 Views) Preventing Bathroom Falls: Health Experts Sound Alarm On Hidden Domestic Danger / US Is Trying To Open After 33,000 Deaths And Counting.What Is Nigeria's Problem? / As Italy Hits 10,000 Deaths,many Are Asking Why The Country's Fatality Rate High (2) (3) (4) (1) (Reply) (Go Down) Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by Dpharmacist: 6:53pm On Aug 12 This is not just a statistic. This is a national emergency. According to experts, over 800,000 Nigerians — many of them children — die every year from preventable waterborne diseases. The revelation came during a press briefing in preparation for the 2nd International Water Quality Conference in Abuja. Dr. Chukwumezie Okolo, Convener and President of Rite Place Health, did not mince words: “70 to 80 percent of diseases in Nigeria are waterborne. Our national standards must be updated, enforced, and aligned with global best practice. We cannot afford complacency.” The crisis is bigger than we think Deputy Director at the FCT, Dr. Nkechi Ezeudu, painted a grim picture: “Over 800,000 people die yearly. Water connects us all. Protecting it is urgent and essential.” She urged governments at all levels to integrate water quality into planning and budgeting, while industries must adopt cleaner practices and communities take ownership of safeguarding local sources. Unsafe water is draining our hospitals — and our economy Pharmacist Beatrice Obiageli Mbah of Rite Place Health warned: “Up to 80% of hospital cases in Nigeria are linked to unsafe water. Fix water, and we cut disease burden drastically — saving billions in healthcare costs.” Technology can save lives Emmanuel Ochia of Certified Systems highlighted the role of innovation: “Advanced monitoring systems can now track water quality in real-time. Early detection of contamination could protect millions.” Why this matters right now: 70–80% of Nigerian diseases are linked to water 800,000+ deaths yearly Huge healthcare cost savings if fixed Existing tech can solve part of the problem Urgent government and community action needed Bottom line: This is not just a health crisis — it’s a matter of national security, economic stability, and the future of our children. We must act now. Source: Daily Post Nigeria What do you think, Nairalanders? Is Nigeria’s water problem a bigger threat than we realize? And who should take the lead — government, private sector, or communities? 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by CodeTemplarr: 7:09pm On Aug 12 After stoning the devil and starting needless projects, time to suddenly remember things that are far more pressing to justify debt that will be used to support more wastages. 3 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by gracefoundmme(m): 7:46pm On Aug 12 This country! I just wonder what the minister of water resources is doing! Such a pity. 3 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by babzo(m): 7:47pm On Aug 12 800,000? Haaaa. Haba. Not trying to downplay the seriousness. But 800,000 That's more than the population of many cities in the world. Infact I doubt if the country of Cape Verde or that Caribbean country Tinubu went to have 800,000 people! 1 Like 1 Share (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by autoez: 7:48pm On Aug 12 This should be for State government to handle with heavy allocations they get. Not everything will be solved by federal, so charge your Governors immediately to spring to action. 1 Like 1 Share (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by SeriouslySense(m): 7:48pm On Aug 12 I dont know where he got that fact that i copied under this sentence, but it shows the importance of access to clean water. “70 to 80 percent of diseases in Nigeria are waterborne. Our national standards must be updated, enforced, and aligned with global best practice. We cannot afford complacency.” 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by SafariHunter(m): 7:51pm On Aug 12 Hmm Na statistics we go chop Not to sound dark but who go die go die. Water no go kill us. RIP HungerBad, Nairaland OG for life I dey one side for Makurdi dey listen to Terry Akpala latest project, e loud ghon (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by Softmirror: 7:53pm On Aug 12 That thing called 'PURE WATER' na 'TYPHOD FEVER' ehn. 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by PlasmaTV: 8:07pm On Aug 12 gracefoundmme: This country! I just wonder what the minister of water resources is doing! Such a pity. Do we even have a minister of water resources? He's probably there eating allowances and being as useless as the p in psychology (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by Kukutente23: 8:20pm On Aug 12 It's a shame on all state govs from 1999 till now that none of them could provide safe water for their people It shows a lack of awareness of basic amenities that make for decent living All they know is loot and wear agbada The 1999 set are the worst!! (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by anonimi: 8:36pm On Aug 12 gracefoundmme: This country! I just wonder what the minister of water resources is doing! Such a pity. The federal government is not responsible for water supply in cities and towns. This is the responsibility of states. fergie001: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.” While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added that treatment of waste water would eradicate any form of disease that may arise from it. He said, “On waste water treatment, I will say that everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water.’ https://punchng.com/video-everyone-digging-borehole-in-lekki-is-probably-drinking-shit-water-lagos-govt/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMABDJjbGNrAwAEK2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEewOd7728C0FSKQJNWar4yKRxNpNKt1owSlw47y57FKAux2QxvQL24Iu18rtw_aem_3kB5Sd2GjpdqjN6zFuIs7w (Share⤴) Re: Water Quality Crisis In Nigeria — 800,000 Deaths Yearly! Experts Sound The Alarm by Eriokanmi: 8:39pm On Aug 12 If I say the military government is better now, some people would just mob me without reasoning.. During the military days, there was pipe-born water up to the remotest part in many states, likewise electricity. I remember those water reservoirs. We also had DFFRI back then who was responsible for manual boreholes provision in villages across the nation. Where are all those amenities now in a democratic dispensation? They can't even provide ordinaty electricity anymore. Every village has not resorted to solar shameful! (Share⤴)