DOES THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE ENCOURAGE ACCESS TO DOMESTIC WATER?

Abstract

In the Nigerian water sector, the institutions and legal framework that exist to provide access to water is fraught with challenges. One of which is that they are inadequately equipped to guarantee the access to water as a right. This paper examines the challenges facing institutional access to water, and the implications of the adoption of a human rights-based approach to access to water as a means to curb these problems. Finally, it is recommended that to experience a progressive shift from the status quo, the human rights-based approach to water should be considered.