By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola
The Lagos State Government has begun installing new pumps at the Iju Headworks and Akute Water Intake Stations, a move aimed at boosting water production and improving supply reliability across the state.
The exercise, being carried out through the Lagos Water Corporation, kicked off at the weekend. It forms part of an eight-month rehabilitation programme covering Lots 1, 2 and 3 of the Iju Headworks and Akute Intake Station project.
The programme, funded by the state government, runs from February to October 2026 and also covers the rehabilitation of the Iju and Adiyan water treatment plants.
This is according to a statement issued by the government on its official Facebook page, Sunday, 2 August, 2026
The intervention, the statement said, focuses on replacing and upgrading critical pumping systems and related infrastructure at the two facilities.
The corporation said the move would restore operational efficiency and strengthen water production capacity at the stations, both major sources of public water supply in the state.
Managing Director of the Lagos Water Corporation, Mukhtaar Tijani, said the rehabilitation aligns with the corporation’s strategic business plan and the state government’s broader objective of improving public water services.
Speaking at the project’s kick-off meeting earlier in the year, Tijani urged contractors and stakeholders to treat the assignment with urgency, noting that its outcome would directly affect millions of residents who depend on the facilities for water.
“This project must not be business as usual. We want all hands on deck to ensure timely and successful delivery. Let this dream become a reality,” he said.
Upon completion, the corporation said, the installation and rehabilitation work would improve the operational performance of both facilities, increase water production, reduce downtime and strengthen the reliability of water supply statewide.
It added that the project would expand access to safe, potable water for millions of Lagos residents, many of whom currently depend on alternative, often costly, water sources.
The corporation said it would sustain investment in critical water infrastructure across the state as part of ongoing efforts to guarantee efficient and sustainable public water services.
