Nigeria, March 23 -- Limited access to safe water, weak funding, and slow policy implementation are deepening gender inequality across Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, the Peace Point Development Foundation (PPDF) has said.

It warns that women and girls bear the brunt of the crisis.

The organisation disclosed this in a press release issued on 21 March, following its community engagement in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom to mark the 2026 World Water Day, themed "Water and Gender: Where Water Flows, Equality Grows."

The Peace Point Development Foundation, whose work covers both Akwa Ibom and Cross River said the situation in both states reflects a troubling pattern of inadequate investment in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WA...