Airtime & Data Market Shake-up: Tinubu moves to dismantle Optasia’s 12-year dominance in Nigeria’s airtime credit and data advance market, following FCCPC recommendations—aimed at boosting local fintech competition and curbing capital flight in a sector said to be worth over N3trn annually. Security Crisis: Kidnapping and banditry remain the headline threat, with reports of abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo, plus fresh attacks across states as troops repel insurgents in the north-east, underscoring the pressure on 2027 election security. FX Market Reform: The CBN’s revised Foreign Exchange Manual is framed as a rules-and-transparency reset to restore confidence, improve liquidity, and reduce opacity in FX access and settlement. Renewables & Power Trading: NERC’s net billing rules and related solar mini-grid guidelines push a new path for consumers to earn from excess solar power and connect to the grid. Pharma Localisation: PMG-MAN targets 70% local production of medicines, announcing the 2026 Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers Expo to drive medicine sovereignty. Humanitarian Logistics: DHL launches the DHL Academy of Humanitarian Logistics to train local responders on customs, dangerous goods handling, packaging and safety. Xenophobia Fallout: Nigeria ramps up repatriation efforts as over 1,000 Nigerians seek to return home amid escalating xenophobic tensions in South Africa.