Owu-Ikosi
Owu-Ikosi solar-powered borehole
Our second water point, a solar-powered borehole for more than 3,000 people, overseen day to day by chiefs appointed by the Olowu of Owu-Ikosi.
People served
3,000+
Where
Ikosi-Ejinrin LCDA, Lagos State
Status
Opened in 2025
Power
Solar-powered
From first conversation to water flowing
Complete 8 of 8 stages done
- Listen : done
- Survey and plan : done
- Fund : done
- Permits : done
- Drill and build : done
- Power with the sun : done
- Water flowing : done 2025
- Hand over and look after it : done 2025 The Olowu of Owu-Ikosi appointed two chiefs to oversee maintenance.
Before
Power supply in the area is unreliable, so a borehole needed its own source of energy to keep water flowing.
Now
A solar-powered borehole now serves more than 3,000 people, with two chiefs appointed to look after it.
Owu-Ikosi is a town in the Ikosi-Ejinrin Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. In 2025 Merry-Gold Water Charity handed over a new borehole to the community: our second water point in three years.
Because power supply in the area is unreliable, the borehole runs on solar power. It is expected to serve more than 3,000 people.
The inauguration brought together community leaders including the Olowu of Owu-Ikosi, the Alayandelu of Odo-Ayandelu, the Iyaloja of Kajola speaking for the town’s women, and a representative of the Ikosi-Ejinrin LCDA Executive Chairman. Our founder, Prince Akeem Adenuga, joined from the UK. The Olowu appointed two chiefs to oversee the maintenance of the facility.
The Guardian (Nigeria) reported on the opening on 6 April 2025.