GERMANY AND AUSTRIA TO TAP OIL RESERVES AFTER 400 MILLION BARRELS REQUESTED. (PHOTO).

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 Germany and Austria to tap oil reserves after 400 million barrels requested  Germany and Austria announced they are releasing portions of their oil reserves in response to an International Energy Agency request for member nations to collectively release 400 million barrels to help ease rising energy prices linked to the Iran conflict. Japan also said it will begin releasing part of its reserves starting Monday. The move marks one of the largest coordinated releases of emergency oil stocks in history. The previous record came in 2022, when IEA members released 182.7 million barrels following the energy disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Member countries currently hold over 1.2 billion barrels of public emergency oil stocks, along with an additional 600 million barrels of industry stocks maintained under government requirements. The release comes amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf, where Iran has targeted commercial ships and disrupted shipping throug...

LAGOS FLAGS OFF 2018 WORLD WATER DAY.

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     Lagos Water Corporation has flagged-off the 2018 World Water Day with Free Water Test campaign at various locations across the metropolis.
Speaking to the LWC Quality Assurance as well as Sales & Commercial Department teams before take off, the Head of the Department, Mrs. Monsurat Banire enjoined the Staff to be worthy Ambassadors of the Corporation, urging them to be polite in answering questions and friendly to all as they are esteemed customers of the Corporation.
She said the three-day event is expected to cover the eight operational regions of LWC, for easy accessibility, adding that “You are expected to take samples of water used in the locations cover irrespective of the source, either it is LWC, borehole or any other.
According to her, the essence is to show the general public the quality of water the Corporation is serving the public compared to what is obtained from other sources such as boreholes.
Banire maintained that LWC distributed water is clean, safe and good for human consumption and urged Lagosians to migrate/connect to it due to conformity with World Health Organisation’s Standard.She said this year’s theme:  “NATURE FOR WATER”, explores how we can use nature to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century, stressing that environmental damage, together with climate change, is causing the water-related crises, floods, drought and water pollution around the world.She cautioned that neglect of our ecosystems makes it harder to provide everyone with the water we need to survive and thrive.
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