Energy & LNG Expansion: NLNG signs a 13-year lifecycle service deal with Baker Hughes for Train 7 at Bonny Island, targeting output growth from 22m to 30m tonnes per annum. Downstream Pressure: IPMAN urges NNPCL to speed up the Chinese technical equity partnership processes to restart Warri and Port Harcourt refineries, as Nigerians still feel petrol pain. Petrol Pricing Debate: Despite crude easing and Dangote’s PMS cut, pump prices remain high, with FG warning marketers against profiteering and regulators pushing for faster adjustments. Maritime & Ports: FG approves ₦286bn for maritime safety and port infrastructure, including pollution control vessels, pilot cutter boats and firefighting boats. Education & Labour: ASUU threatens an indefinite strike in seven state universities over non-implementation of the 2025 FGN/ASUU agreement; NELFUND also flags alleged tuition refund delays and unethical practices by some schools. Security & Drugs: NDLEA inducts AK-47 rifles and advanced pistols to boost capacity against armed drug cartels. Politics & Institutions: Emir Sanusi blames the National Assembly for ignoring CBN borrowing limits; Agbakoba urges Nigeria to adopt South Africa’s model to protect independent institutions. Business & Finance: CMAN calls for urgent policy action to reverse declining credit to the private sector as capital market reforms fail to reach households. Infrastructure in Focus: Tinubu commissions rehabilitated Karu roads, saying it will cut congestion and boost local economic activity. Public Safety: Lagos rainfall floods major roads, while LASTMA arrests a bus conductor for stabbing an enforcement officer.