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.
Nigeriaâa major oil producer and Africaâs most populous nation and second-largest economyâfaces additional challenges: an economic crisis triggered mostly by low oil prices, a resurgence of militancy in the Delta over economic grievances, an uptick in agitation in the Southeast by pro-Biafra nationalists, and ongoing conflicts over land use in the Middle Belt.