About NISWASEC

Niger State was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State. The provision of public potable water supply commenced in the then old North Western State, way back in 1949 with the construction and commissioning of the BOSSO DAM and the associated BOSSO package water treatment plant. Services were carried out by staff of the water section of the public works ministry. This was followed a short while by the construction of the KAINJI HYDRO ELECTRICITY DAM Project from 1965 to 1968, which saw the commissioning of the NEW BUSSA water supply scheme. With rapidly expanding population explosion and emerging Layouts and settlements sprawling up the 1990’s saw huge infrastructure investments that saw the emergence of: The Old Paiko 3,000 cu.m/day capacity WTP in Chanchaga, The IMPRESIT 40,000 cu.m/day capacity WTP in Minna – constructed with financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB), followed by the Bi-water 40,000 cu.m/day capacity WTP in Minna, followed by the construction from 1990 – 1995 of over 56 Biwater small towns and rural patent water tower across several towns and areas of the State (the majority of them are presently broken down and not operational, requiring huge investment for their rehabilitation and resuscitation). Niger State water Board (NSWB) was created at the time of the state creation via Edict No 6 of 1976 (The Niger State Water Board Edict, as the parastatal of the state government responsible for the exploitation of water resources for the provision of potable public water services in the state. The water Board is currently in transition with the recent signing on 12th February 2020 of the WASH Policy courtesy of the on-going USAID/E-WASH Program intervention, by the State Executive Council and His Excellency the Executive Governor Engr. Abubakar Sani Bello. The Niger State House of Assembly passed the Niger State Water Law on 24th March 2020 and the full commercialization of the Utility is expected when the water Law is assented to and signed by His Excellency the Executive Govenor and the institutional arrangement put in place.

With Support from

Effective Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services (E-WASH) Program