The ministry was established in 1976 to oversee the eleven river basin development authorities in Nigeria.
[1] The current minister of water resources and sanitation is Engineer Joseph Utsev.
[2] And the current permanent secretary is Alhaji Aliyu Shehu shinkafi from zamfara state which is appointed by president Tinubu on the 19th of January 2024.
Suleiman Hussaini Adamu FNSE, FAEng., who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 11 November 2015.
[4] The Federal Ministry of Water Resources[5] aims to provide sustainable access to safe and sufficient water to meet the cultural and socio-economic needs of all Nigerians, while enhancing public health, food security, and poverty reduction.