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US approves $3.5 million treatment for hemophilia
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Hemgenix for treatment of hemophilia but at the cost $3.5 million per patient, making it the world’s most expensive medicine. Hemgenix would be the first gene therapy to treat…
Sinopec confirms 146 Bcm reserves in new shale basin
China’s Sinopec declared weekend that it has confirmed significant 146 billion cubic meters (bcm) of certified proven natural gas reserves in a new shale gas field in the Sichuan basin. The shale gas reserves at the Qijiang shale field in…
MIT reports breakthrough in solid-state lithium battery development
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new discovery could finally usher the development of solid-state lithium batteries, which would be more lightweight, compact, and safe than current lithium batteries. The growth of metallic filaments called dendrites within the solid electrolyte has been…
Ukraine decrees $24.3 m food aid to Nigeria, others
Despite suffering crushing blows in the lingering Russian invasion of the country, the government of Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has decided to send up to 125,000 tons of wheat or corn as humanitarian aid to four countries in Africa and…
Softening demand pulling on oil prices
Oil futures and swaps globally are increasingly showing signs of easing supply concerns and resurfaced concerns about further weakness in crude oil demand. The prompt spreads in the U.S. benchmark, WTI Crude, are already in contango, signaling enough near-term supply….
Dollar crunch: Ghana to barter oil with gold
Government of Ghana says it is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves in order to save the local cedi from freefall, curb inflation and level the country’s balance of payment…
NASA’s Artemis-1 lays capacity template for space missions
The Space Launch System which lifted the Artemis-1 rocket operated by NASA created two spectacular events during blast off: record setting 8.8 million pounds of thrust and massive heat energy that left a meltdown of the launchpad. From size to…
Catholic priest guilty of filming porn on church altar
A former Catholic priest who was accused of making a sex tape on a church altar has pleaded guilty to a felony obscenity charge, according to prosecutors in Louisiana. The former priest, Travis Clark, 39, was arrested in October 2020,…
Boko Haram: Borno govt sends militia to protect soldiers
Government of Borno state is sending some 300 militia to help out the military after Boko Haram Islamist insurgents killed at least eight soldiers during an attack. Governor Babagana Zulum who convened a security meeting in Maiduguri on Tuesday ordered…
NLNG delivers 12 university teaching hospital projects
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited has commissioned a newly built maternity centre at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada; setting of a scheduled set of project deliveries under the Phase of its multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP). The…
