 Hello, Explox reports. Did you miss out on some of the stories and events that made the news recently? Don't worry, we've got you covered in this edition. Welcome, I'm Jacinta Obiuco. LEGO State Governor Babaji Desongolu has signed the Year 2022 Appropriation Bill of 1.75 trillion Naira into law. The budget has a slight increase of the grand total from the initial 1.38 trillion Naira to 1.758 trillion Naira. Desongolu noted that the budget is expected to consolidate on the programs of the themes developmental agenda in education, infrastructure, health, wealth, technology, social intervention, sustainable development goals and other critical areas. Lavi Kukui Edokun filed the report. Budget of consolidation, that's what Governor Sao'unglu called the 2022 budget. He signed it into law at the state house, Alausa Ikeja. The budget has a slight increase in the grand total from the initial 1.38 trillion Naira to 1.758 trillion Naira. Governor Sao'unglu explained reasons for the increase. It's not that the house assembly are appropriating budgets to themselves or just, you know, we had that conversation and it's because we both agree and realize that we need to capture in the full budget, you know, all of our financing options that were deployed for the blue line and the red line projects, which were raised sufficient funding for and to be able to put up a level that would not also put pressure on our cash flow and on our debt sustainability. The deficit financing according to Governor Sao'unglu would be from a combination of external and domestic loans and bonds. These are well within the state's fiscal sustainability parameters. The budget has a capital and recurrent expenditure ratio of 66.34 while the recurrent expenditure is 591.280 billion Naira. The capital expenditure is 1.166 trillion Naira, which brings the budget total size to 1.758 trillion Naira. The 2022 budget recognizes several other funded projects transactions that are now being also accounted for using copy transactions. There are IFC transactions and there are some other, you know, upper-large transactions that we've all seen together and that is what has given us this very well-detailed budget size. House Speaker Chairman on Appropriation Honorable Isha'u Bola'ho represented the Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. Isha'u explained that the estimate includes leftovers from previous allocations in the 2021 budget. Yes, it is a budget of consolidation and by the time the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Project probably goes through that budget, we realize that most projects that is excellency initiated are going to be completed. Governor Sawulu had on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, presented the year 2022 Appropriation Bill of over 1.38 trillion Naira before members of the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. From Lagos, Love Ikuku Uyiduku for Plus TV, Africa. Moving on, River State Governor Nelson Wike has cited the leaders and people of Uguni Ethnic Nationality for promoting disunity among themselves while blaming the backwardness of their area on others. Governor Wike made the acquisition at the 30th celebration of Uguni Day. He wondered if the leaders can truly defend the interests of Uguni land and genuinely pursue issues of environmental degradation and resource control. Governor Wike said though the federal government may be blamed in some areas, the leaders of the region have given them the opportunity to take advantage of them. He said Uguni leaders betrayed the cause to a leader Ken Sarawira and others fought for. He berated Uguni leaders for collecting money and pushing the interests of the people aside, urging them to be united and ensure the Nike Delta is restored. The River State Governor admonished Uguni leaders and the people to stop being used as agents of these cut by the federal government to betray their interests. Now chairman of the occasion and president of the National Congress, Professor Benjamin Okaba, said the fundamental problem of the country is the refusal of the Nigerian state to restore the derivation principle that was abrogated by the decree number 34 of May 1966 by Agui Ronsi among other issues. In his remark, former president of the movement for the survival of the Uguni people, Lidem Marti, recalled how he and other Uguni leaders gathered at the same venue 30 years ago to commend the struggle that has since been recognized globally. The fundamental problem of this country is the refusal of the Nigerian state to restore the derivation principle that was abrogated by decree 34 of May 1966 by Agui Ronsi. The subsequent promulgation of Petroleum decree 1966 by Agui Ronsi and the passenger 1978 land use act, which is considered as the most obnoxious and unjust piece of legislation on land and resource ownership. One must up can and must at least agitate for the rights of our people. Partisan politics should use those agitations to get the benefits of the agitation for the benefit of the Uguni people. The Uguni leaders appeared for the extension of a real line to their lands. Still in river state, residents of the state and its environs may have been sitting on a keg of gunpowder in the last five years as they continue to tackle hydrocarbon soot droppings. It is not clear where the soot is coming from but a public health expert Dr. Deane Briggs said it can cause infertility. Dr. Deane Briggs raises an alarm over the rise in infertility in May residing in Podhakot, the river state capital, due to high concentration of soot in the cities and bus fare. He claimed the recent research carried out are the University of Podhakot Titian Hospital revealed this. Majority of males residing in Podhakot, their spent cells have abnormalities, structural abnormalities, which means they cannot impregnate women. So I've given a presentation before when I talked about the soot having the capacity to cause infertility and somebody was arguing this is not a story come back because it was born in 2007, 2017 and that's what is there. So yes, the soot can cause infertility. This is study for males, it can also cause infertility for females. Environmentalist and gender activist MN Ukwun called for a strategic approach to deal with the soot challenge. She spoke alongside orders. The public also needs to understand the implications of what we inhale or that black thing we notice in our houses and in our offices. So we are looking at increasing awareness, undertaking livelihood activities because if people have to leave the poor fire business, a lot of people are cooking the oil, other people are undertaking the marketing of the product. Air quality monitoring is just one of several interventions or recommendations that have been made by presenters that there is need for us to regularly monitor the quality of air in Port Harcourt and even in the wider river states. If we put in business and refineries, all fractions of the crude oil will be well remote and then so the fraction that they lose when they use infertility systems can actually be safe in the fact in the sense that they can actually make some good profit We recommended that we should have a system whereby the license to be given to these modular refinery operators should be slashed down to about 70% so that we can have people come in. I think they need to liberalize and declare a kind of state of emergency on the issue of soot in river states and also be able to address the sources of the soot by providing alternative livelihood opportunities for you to are involved in this. Soot, a black carbonaceous substance, is produced during the incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, rising in particles that may become airborne. Health experts said soot causes various types of cancer and lung diseases. It's time for a short break. We'll be right back with more.