Science

Nigeria exports N85.7bn solar panels to USA, B/Faso, others in Q1

Despite the importation of N435.52bn worth of solar panels in 2025, Nigeria has become a net exporter of the commodity with 85.71bn of the product sold to other countries in the first quarter of 2026. According to data from the Q1 Foreign…

FG, 5 states court investors with N4tn opportunities

The Federal Government and five state governors on Monday intensified efforts to attract local and foreign investments, unveiling opportunities worth over N4 trillion across critical sectors at the ongoing Invest in Lagos 3.0 Summit in…

Senate moves to protect crypto’s $1trn economy

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday advanced the Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation Bill 2026 to second reading, with lawmakers warning that failure to regulate cryptocurrency and digital assets is pushing billions in investment, jobs…

Seven African start-ups receive $5M growth capital

Seven African start-ups have received $5million growth capital to scale their businesses. The founders of the start-up received their capital growth respectively after pitching their ideas and the solutions they proffer before business…

Surya Namaskar may help reverse key diabetes nerve disorder, says new study

Japan’s Hayabusa2 to observe asteroid Torifune during July flyby

JAXA also aims to test technology that could help alter the trajectory of an asteroid on a potential collision course with Earth.

Pentagon accuses BYD, Baidu, Alibaba of aiding China’s military

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automakers BYD and NIO to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing’s military, in a move that could inflame…

Hong Kong’s first astronaut shows world a different side to the city

Hong Kong’s first astronaut may have travelled into space, but the significance of the moment extends far beyond the mission itself. Lai Ka-ying became our first home-grown astronaut to reach space, as part of China’s Shenzhou-23 mission…

AI giants, SpaceX gear up for IPOs: Are these companies overvalued, and can Indians invest in them

Light-induced quantum friction of carbon nanotubes in water

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10632-2 Near-infrared fluorescent carbon nanotubes exhibit light-induced quantum friction in water, in which exciton interactions slow nanoscale motion and enable optical…

The Amazon can be saved — with concerted action inside and outside Brazil

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01824-x As deforestation in the Amazon falls, fresh evidence shows that the rainforest can withstand global warming, but only if there is a worldwide effort to stop cutting it…

Improved quantum processor logical error rates via correction and detection

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10628-y Experimental demonstration of quantum error-correcting codes combined with error detection and post-selection applied to a trapped-ion quantum processor shows…