Security & Defence: Nigeria’s Defence Minister Christopher Musa says global wars (Ukraine, Middle East, Russia-Ukraine) are blocking access to military hardware, and warns that the lack of a national database is making policing harder. Regional Security: Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister urges ambassadors to ECOWAS host countries to prioritise security cooperation and intelligence sharing. Insecurity Clampdown (Kogi): Kogi orders a 7pm travel curfew, closes markets, bans okada in hinterland corridors, restricts fuel sales in jerrycans, and shuts movement on state roads after 7pm to cut bandit logistics. Infrastructure & Industry: Works Minister Dave Umahi says Tinubu is reviving colonial-era road dreams, citing progress on the Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue Trans-Saharan Superhighway. Energy/Trade Corridor: SONATRACH breaks ground on Algeria’s segment of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline to move Nigerian gas toward European markets via Niger. Finance & Markets: IMF flags risks from rising US-dollar stablecoins in Nigeria and urges CBN to eliminate multiple exchange rates; meanwhile, pension funds expand into equities and federal securities to N23.87tn. Business & Policy: NACCIMA appoints a new National Assembly relations executive to track bills affecting commerce, industry, mines and agriculture. Food & Agriculture: Africa’s $100bn agriculture funding gap is in focus as a Nairobi summit seeks investment deals to unlock capital for food systems. Health Regulation: NAFDAC warns Nigerians about a US recall of children’s ibuprofen suspension over contamination concerns.