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Business

A peep into Kano economic city

Kano is unarguably the commercial capital of business enterprises in northern Nigeria as the state is accelerating to consolidate its position as the centre of commerce and the preferred business…

World

TH RCI probe enters final phase, prosecution decision expected soon

POLICE are in the final phase of their investigation into the Tabung Haji Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI), with a decision on possible prosecution expected soon, Bukit Aman said.

  • Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into Tabung Haji nears final stage
  • Prosecution decision expected soon, focusing on strong evidence
  • RCI involves five individuals: former TH chairman, CEO, CFO, current employee

Science

Things we know without knowing

I ONCE understood something at Santubong. I just wish I knew what it was. And still, I knew. I went back to Sarawak whenever I could. There were official reasons, of course. There usually are.

  • Two princesses, Puteri Santubong and Puteri Sejinjang, transformed landscape
  • Archaeological findings link Santubong to ancient trade networks
  • Iban people's spiritual beliefs surround Batu Buaya mountain

AI

AI doesn’t need crypto, AI agents do

The AI community keeps asking: “Where’s crypto’s killer app?” They may be asking the wrong species. Blockchain never found product-market fit with humans. It may find it with machines.

Culture

‘Onwards and Sideways’ Review: Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans Are Devastatingly Great in Parkinson’s Disease Tearjerker

TIFF 2026: Director John Madden's latest is an affecting look at Parkinson's disease through the eyes of two people living with it at the same time The post ‘Onwards and Sideways’ Review: Laura Linney…

  • Tony and Emma both diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
  • Emma joins ballet group for Parkinson's patients
  • Tony ignores diagnosis, relies on Emma's support

Business

NACC Welcomes AGOA Extension, Calls for Action by Nigeria, Others

The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) has applauded the signing by United States President, Donald Trump of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, which extends the African…

  • NACC welcomes AGOA extension through 2028.
  • Nigerian Chamber urges Nigeria to diversify exports.
  • 31 sub-Saharan African countries benefit from duty-free access.

AI

What stood out at LEAP 2026

An article by Abdullah Al Jaafari, CEO and Founder of Resquad AI Somewhere on the second day in Riyadh, I stopped photographing the robots and started noticing the lanyards.

Tech

Meta Open-Sources Astryx, Its Agent-Ready React Design System

Meta recently announced the beta release of Astryx, an open-source React design system developed internally over eight years.

  • Meta releases Astryx, open-source React design system after eight years of development.
  • Astryx includes 150 accessible UI components, customizable CSS design tokens, and CLI tooling.
  • Astryx uses StyleX for compile-time typed styling and separates behavior from aesthetics.
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