The Senate has said the current massive oil theft in the country, if not immediately curbed could frustrate the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) passed in to law last year by the National Assembly. The Chairman, Senate adhoc committee to investigate oil lifting, theft and the impact on petroleum
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South Africa’s Nedbank has joined telco giant MTN to secure a spot for itself in the metaverse. The bank secured a 12×12 village in Ubuntuland, a virtual land modeled after the African landscape in Africarare Nedbank says the move is in a bid to remain at the forefront of the technologies
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Having a successful investment strategy for Asia’s megatrends is more crucial than ever, since the region stands out as the leader in the global context of low growth. Many people are aware that, among other places, Asia is accelerating technology advancements, and among the tech giants, Huawei is taking advantage
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A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new way to generate electricity using ocean waves. In their paper published in the journal One Earth, the group describes how their new device works and how well it compared to other wave power devices. Over the past
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The development and utilization of rural biomass energy is an important strategy to reduce the use of fossil fuels and resulting carbon emissions. Agricultural waste such as straw and livestock manure contains a lot of carbohydrates such as glucose, starch, cellulose, etc., which can be used as nutrient sources for bacteria
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Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and four national laboratories have devised a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and geopolitical complications. In a paper published today in Nature, the scientists describe how they overcame thermal and chemical-mechanical instabilities of cathodes
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R ecently, some buildings collapsed in some parts of the country including Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, Abuja and Lagos with massive socio-economic dislocations inflicted on the polity. New Telegraph sympathises and empathises with all those affected by the collapsed buildings. We pray to God Almighty to comfort those
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A new design principle can now predict the properties of quantum materials that have hardly been explored so far. For the first time, a strongly correlated topological semimetal has been discovered using a computer. How do you find novel materials with very specific properties—for example, special electronic properties which are needed
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WHATSAPP users are still falling victim to a common 'hi mum' scam that's already cost Brits £1.5million this year. The so-called 'friend in need' con trick is when a fraudster pretends to be a loved one who needs your help. More than 1,200 people were duped by the scam this year
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Kyushu University have designed a device for geophysical research on the Moon and Mars, which could also help fight climate change on Earth. The Portable Active Seismic Source (PASS), originally designed to be used in outer space, could have significant uses on the planet
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