Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) is an agency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that was established in 2010 under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The agency was established through the NIHSA Act of 2010, published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government of Nigeria No. 100, Vol.97 of 31 August 2010. The agency was established with the core mandate of maintaining hydrological stations nationwide including carrying groundwater exploration as well as assessing Nigeria's surface and groundwater resources in terms of quantity, quality, distribution and availability in time and space. The day-to-day activities of the agency is managed by the Director General of the agency, who is also a member of the Governing Board. Other members of the agency's Governing board include a part-time Chairman, a representative from the Ministry of Water Resources, and three other persons to represent public interest.