Prohibition Of Usage Of Water From River And Other Watercourses

#OBSCURELEGALFACTS by Arome Abu.

PROHIBITION OF USAGE OF WATER FROM RIVER AND OTHER
WATERCOURSES.

In Nigeria, generally, any person may freely take water from any
river, stream, wells, boreholes, lake, lagoon or other
watercourses, either for domestic purpose or for watering his
livestock or fishing.

However, the Minister of Water Resources, may, in time of
“actual” or “anticipated” shortage of water in Nigeria, limit the
amount of water which Nigerians may take from any of the
watercourses.

SEE SECTIONS 2 & 4(b) of the Water Resources (Amendment) Act
2016.

Arome Abu is the Managing Partner of Abu & Olaniyan
Partners.

CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general
enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal
advice.

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