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Inside 54gene collection of debacles

Inside 54gene collection of debacles

It has been an eventful few months for 54gene, the Washington-based Nigerian genomic company. Barely two months after laying off 30% of its workforce, Dr Abasi Ene-Obong, its co-founder and CEO, stepped down as CEO,…

7 Thrilling New Eating places to Know, October 2022

7 Thrilling New Eating places to Know, October 2022

This month in restaurant openings, Philly got an Afrocentric grocer-slash-café, and in San Francisco, a Malaysian street food pop-up opened a permanent space. We spend a lot of time keeping up with new restaurants, and…

Meet the 19-year previous constructing robotic canine to maintain troopers secure

Meet the 19-year previous constructing robotic canine to maintain troopers secure

This article was submitted to TechCabal by Jackson Okata, bird story agency* Hunched over scrap metal, a slender teenager is busy at his workbench. Some distance away, a woman stands, keenly following what the young…

The Subsequent Wave: Construct Cyborgs not Androids in Africa

The Subsequent Wave: Construct Cyborgs not Androids in Africa

This essay is a contribution from DFS Lab. Tides are shifting. As all boats rose in the last handful of years for African VC, the potential for a fall looks readily possible in 2022. We…

Kidnapped UI professor, Adigun Agbaje, launched: Police

Kidnapped UI professor, Adigun Agbaje, launched: Police

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Prof Adigun Agbaje The police command, on Monday, confirmed the release of the kidnapped Adigun Agbaje, a former deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan. On Friday night, Mr Agbaje and…

Ex-President Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil’s presidential election

Ex-President Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil’s presidential election

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Lula Da Silva (Credit: BBC) Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil’s presidential election, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. On Sunday, Mr da Silva defeated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro…

Oil Majors Anticipate Permian Manufacturing Development To Sluggish

Oil Majors Anticipate Permian Manufacturing Development To Sluggish

By Charles Kennedy - Oct 31, 2022, 2:21 AM CDT In their third-quarter reports, both Chevron and Exxon revised down their planned output from the Permian Basin. Both companies reported record production in the third…

Muslim 500: Buhari named seventeenth strongest Muslim, Sultan of Sokoto 18th

Muslim 500: Buhari named seventeenth strongest Muslim, Sultan of Sokoto 18th

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Sultan of Sokoto and President Muhammadu Buhari A former military dictator, Mr Buhari was listed as the 17th most powerful Muslim and the 10th most powerful Muslim politician in the world…

Russia Accuses The British Navy Of Blowing Up Nord Stream Pipelines

Russia Accuses The British Navy Of Blowing Up Nord Stream Pipelines

Moscow has pointed the finger at London for the explosions that put the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines out of commission. London has denied any involvement, Reuters reported this weekend."According to available information, representatives…

NiMet warns of ‘damaging winds’, flash floods

NiMet warns of ‘damaging winds’, flash floods

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of flash floods and “destructive winds” as it predicted sunshine and haze from Monday to Wednesday. The coastal parts of the country are still at risk of flash floods…

Buhari regime sacks 9 jail officers, forces 25 to resign

Buhari regime sacks 9 jail officers, forces 25 to resign

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Haliru Babana and Rauf Aregbesola The Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed nine officers and retired 25 others compulsorily for misconduct. The service’s spokesman, Umar Abubakar, stated on Sunday that four others…

Dow Jones Newswires: Fresenius cuts steerage once more amid macroeconomic pressures and struggling North American unit

Dow Jones Newswires: Fresenius cuts steerage once more amid macroeconomic pressures and struggling North American unit

By Joshua Kirby Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA has again cut its guidance for the year, foreseeing a sharper fall in earnings as macroeconomic pressures and a struggling North America business at subsidiary Fresenius Medical…