Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- A lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka has lamented the rising cost of water in Enugu State, stressing that she spends one-fifth of her salary to purchase water every month.

The lecturer, Joy Ezeilo, said the rising cost of water was being driven by the continuous Naira slip and rising inflation in the country.

Mrs Ezeilo, a professor of law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, works at the Faculty of Law of the institution.

The university professor, in a post on her verified X handle on Saturday, said she has just discovered that her monthly salary can only pay for a limited quantity of water supply.

She said the continuous Naira slip has eroded the purchasing power of the Naira and worsened rising inflation i...