Table 1-21 Major Roles of Federal, State and Local Institutions in Water

Resources Sector
Level of
Governan
ce
Federal
(FMWR)

Major Roles/Responsibilities

State

LGA

Formulation of National Water

Resources Policy, Strategy and
Master Plan
Implementation of large
infrastructure for water
resources sector
Planning, development and
management of projects and
programs in Dams/Reservoir,
Irrigation, Water Supply and
Sanitation, etc.
Study and management on
national hydrological and
hydrogeological data
Formulation and update of
water resources legislation
Facilitate and execute
international and transboundary coordination and
collaboration
Liaison, negotiation and
conclusion of agreements and
memorandums with national
and international agencies on
all matters relating to water
resources
Water resources development
(hydrological and
hydrogeological investigations
and data storage)
Planning, construction and
improvement of water supply
and sanitation schemes
(Urban/Small Towns/Rural)
Planning, construction and
improvement of irrigation
schemes (in collaboration with
the State Ministry of
Agriculture, etc.)
Supervision and Support to
LGAs in the area of water
supply and sanitation
Provision of services to the
communities in the area of

Institutions

NCWR
Federal Ministry of Water
Resources and its
parastatals and agencies
such as RBDAs, NIHSA,
NIWRMC, GWMA and
NWRI

State Ministry of Water

Resources, Environment,
Rural Development,
Agriculture, etc.
State Water Supply
Agencies (Water
Boards/Corps), Small
Towns Water Supply and
Sanitation Agencies,
RUWASSA

RWSS Depts. of LGAs

water supply and sanitation,

including operation and
maintenance of completed
rural water infrastructure
Assistance to RUWASSA in
coordination with WASHCOM or
WASCOM activities including
promotion of hygiene and
sanitation practices at
households and

Source: Nigeria Water Source Master Plan 2013 (JICA Project Team), Page #37,
Master Plan, Vol. 01.

Table 1-22 List of RBDAs

RBDA

Anambra-Imo River Basin

Development Authority
(AIRBDA)

Benin Owena River Basin

Development Authority
(BORBDA)

3
4

Chad Basin Development

Authority (CBDA)
Cross River Basin
Development
Authority (CRBDA)
Hadejia Jama Are River
Basin
Development Authority
(HJABDA)

Lower Benue River Basin

Development Authority
(LBRBDA)

Lower Niger River Basin

Development Authority
(LNRBDA)

Niger Delta Basin

Development
Authority (NDBDA)

Area of Operation
Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu
and Imo States
The regions of the River Benin
and
Owena and the senatorial
district in Delta State
Borno, Yobe State and northern
part of Adamawa State
Akwa Ibom and Cross River
States
Kano, Jigawa States and north
and
central parts of Bauchi Sate
The catchment states of
Benue, Plateau, Nassarawa
States and Kogi State East of
the River Niger
Entire geographical boundaries
of Kwara State and a part of
Kogi State, west of the River
Niger
Delta and Bayelsa States

Office

No.
of
Staf

Oweri

458

BeninCity

321

Maidugu
ri

329

Calabar

324

Kano

415

Mukardi

327

Ilorin

471

Port
Harcourt

409

10

Ogun-Osun River Basin

Development Authority
(OORBDA)
Sokoto-Rima River Basin
Development Authority
(SRRBDA)

Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun

States

Abeokut
a

307

Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and

Kebbi

Sokoto

520

Yola

305

Minna

256

11

Upper Benue River Basin

Development Authority
(UBRBDA)

Gombe, Taraba, two senatorial

districts
of Adamawa State and one
senatorial
district of Bauchi State

12

Upper Niger River Basin

Development Authority
(UNRBDA)

Niger, Kaduna States and the

FCT

Source: Nigeria Water Source Master Plan 2013 (JICA Project Team), Page #38,
Master Plan, Vol. 01.

Hydrological
Zone

Name of RBDAs

Mainly Related States

1. Sokoto-Rima

HA-1

Niger
North

Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi

1. Upper Niger
2. Lower Niger

HA-2

Niger Central

Niger, Kwara, Kaduna, Kogi FCT

1. Upper Benue

HA-3

Upper Benue

Adanawa, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi

1. Lower Benue

HA-4

Lower
Benue

Plateau, Nassarawa, Benue, Kogi

1. Anambra-Imo Niger
2. Niger Delta

HA-5

Niger South

1. Ogun-Osun
2. Benin-Owena

HA-6

Western Littoral

Lagos, Ogun,Oyo,Osun,Ondo,Edo,Ekiti

1. Cross River

HA-7

Eastern
Littoral

Abia,Anambra,Imo,Engu,Ebonyi,Cross
River,Akwa Ibom,Rivers

Bayelsa, Delta,Edo, Kogi, Anambra,

Rivers

1. Hadejia-Jamare
2. Chad

HA-8

Lake Chad

Kano, Jigawa,Yobe,Bomo,Bauchi
Plateau,Adamawa

Source: Nigeria Water Source Master Plan 2013 (JICA Project Team)