Nigeria’s 180,000 barrel-per-day oil pipeline stops flowing due to theft

HICGI News Agency Updated 0724 Friday 29th July 2022 Nigeria’s economy received a further blow recently as an oil pipeline with the capacity to move 180,000 barrels of crude daily across Nigeria was hit by oil thieves, forcing it to halt the transportation of oil since June. However, according to Bloomberg, who quoted an insider…

Read More

President Xi warns Joe Biden against ‘playing with fire’ over Taiwan

Two hour call between the two leaders comes amid escalating tensions over a potential Taiwan visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his US counterpart Joe Biden against “playing with fire” over Taiwan, as the pair held their fifth call as leaders at a time of simmering economic and…

Read More

Civil servants’ salary to delay

“The government is aware of its obligation and whatever they are doing is not an emergency … therefore, they should not bring plain excuses that they are still working on a (payment) system when they knew that they were going to change the system,” he said.Mr Baguma was reacting to a communication from Ministry of…

Read More

How different cancer cells respond to drug-delivering nanoparticles

The findings of a large-scale screen could help researchers design nanoparticles that target specific types of cancer. Using nanoparticles to deliver cancer drugs offers a way to hit tumors with large doses of drugs while avoiding the harmful side effects that often come with chemotherapy. However, only a handful of nanoparticle-based cancer drugs have been…

Read More

Largest pink diamond in 300 years found in Angola

This rare pink diamond, weighing 34 grams, is thought to be the largest discovered in the last 300 years.  The 170-carat stone has been named the “Lulo Rose”, after the mine in Angola where it was found. It is believed to be the largest pink diamond mined since the 185-carat Daria-i-Noor, which was cut from…

Read More

Gas prices jump as Russia cuts German supply

Gas prices jumped after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other central European countries after threatening to earlier this week. By Noor Nanji European gas prices rose almost 2%, trading close to the record high set after Russia invaded Ukraine.  Critics accuse the Russian government of using gas as a political weapon. Russia…

Read More

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan breaks women’s 100m hurdles record

By David Ochieng Mbewa Updated at 0620 EAT on Wednesday 27th July 2022 Nigerian Tobi Amusan produced a stunning performance on the final day of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday to win gold in the women’s 100m hurdles. Amusan twice shattered the world record, first clocking 12.12 seconds in the semifinal, then 12.06 seconds…

Read More