�Nigeria Loses $2bn To Gas Flaring�

Nigeria loses not less than two billion dollars (approximately N320 billion) to gas flaring annually, Mr Nnimmo Bassey, an environmentalist has said. Bassey, a delegate at the ongoing National Conference and member of the Committee on Environment, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that the loss of such huge revenue to the activities of oil companies, constituted an economic crime.