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The conflict in the Middle East could derail South Africa’s best economic start in a decade as higher food and fuel prices rein in the fledgling recovery in the continent’s biggest economy, the head of one of the nation’s top retail lenders said.
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has said the current contributions from the solid minerals sector to Nigeria’s export earnings are not reflective of the wealth in the sector. The
Lauretta Onochie, former aide to late President Muhammadu Buhari, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of refusing to give forms to its aspirants after they paid huge amounts of money. Onochie made this allegation in a post on her verified X handle on Tuesday, stressing that whatever President Bola Tinubu touches, he destroys. “How […] Whatever Tinubu touches, he destroys – Onochie makes claim on APC national convention
Ayaneo is suspending preorders for its $1,999 Next 2 gaming handheld due to the skyrocketing price of digital storage. In a post on Monday, Ayaneo says the overall cost to build its Windows handheld now nearly doubles the price it originally set, making it "unsustainable" to continue selling. "Even before the launch of NEXT 2, storage prices had already been rising for several months," Ayaneo writes. "At that time, we believed the price might be approaching its peak. Even if it meant making little to no profit-or even a slight loss-we still decided to move forward with the launch. However, what we did not expect was that storage prices woul … Read the full story at The Verge.
Snapchat says both experienced and new developers can use the new "AI Clips" Lens format to turn a single prompt into a published Lens in minutes without the need for external tools.
The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.
Nuki adds tap to unlock capability to its retrofit lock via a new keypad. | Image: Nuki This week, my top pick for a retrofit smart lock launched the first Aliro-compatible keypad. The Nuki Keypad 2 NFC ($179) brings tap-to-unlock via Apple's Home Key and Samsung's Digital Home Key to the Nuki smart lock, allowing you to tap your phone or smartwatch to unlock your door, just like you tap to pay. Aliro is a new smart lock standard supported by all major platforms and handset manufacturers. It is designed to allow any smart lock to be securely unlocked by any smartphone, regardless of manufacturer, without requiring proprietary apps. An open standard, Aliro stores a digital key in your phone's wallet that you can tap to a com … Read the full story at The Verge.
The Australian startup says it has solved one of the biggest challenges facing synthetic biology companies, which it counts as customers.
As the ongoing process to appoint a new Etsu Bassa-Nge Gboloko continues to attract reactions, the Bassa-Nge Youths have insisted that a due and transparent process was followed in the…
Conservationists celebrate second twin birth just two months after another found in Virunga national park A second set of mountain gorilla twins has been born in Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in what conservationists are celebrating as an “extraordinary” event for the endangered primates. Just two months after tiny twin mountain gorillas were discovered by rangers in the Virunga massif, in eastern DRC, another rare twin birth has been found by park wardens. This time, an infant male and female have been spotted in the Baraka family, a troop of 19 mountain gorillas that roam the region’s high-altitude rainforests. Continue reading...
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has convened the human capital development forum, which served as a strategic platform to harmonise public and private sector efforts, bridge skills gaps, and…
Video shows the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on the Israeli town of Nesher.
