A rather rare exception can be seen in the Jordan River, for which the base level is the Dead Sea, 417 m below modern sea level. If a river is dammed, a new base level (the level of the reservoir) replaces the ultimate base level. As a result, the streamâs base level is raised.
HOW TO REDUCE CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA. The establishment of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the Code of Conduct Bureau and its Tribunal is a laudable start on the war against corruption.
By the end of its term of office, the British Government will have handed over Â£1 billion in aid to Nigeria. Given the appalling levels of corruption in that nation, this largesse is utterly sickening â for the money will only be recycled into bank accounts in the Channel Islands or Switzerland.