The world’s wastewater – about 80 percent of which is released into the environment without adequate treatment – is a valuable resource from which clean water, energy, nutrients, and other resources can be recovered. As population grows and urbanization increases, more wastewater is generated and there is need to create more awareness on the health, economic and environmental implications of poorly disposed wastewater. Climate change, global warming and other related environmental challenges such as water pollution presently pose as a threat to biodiversity and sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. However, within these environmental challenges are self-reliant opportunities, one of which is green entrepreneurship in wastewater management. Perceivably, this has implications for sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. This paper calls for smarter wastewater management, including reuse and resource recovery. It also examined wastewater management projects in Nigeria which have paid dividends for people, the environment, and economies in the short and long-term. This paper concludes by highlighting the economic, environmental and health benefits of wastewater management for sustainable development in Nigeria.
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