Nigeria

- Lagos plans to increase medical student intake from 500 to 2,500 by 2028 and repurpose a former COVID facility. - Gombe State Government paid N10.32bn in gratuities to 6,665 retirees covering state and local government employees from 2024 and 2025. - Federal Government set a 2027 deadline for publishing a report on extractive sector reforms aimed at improving transparency and accountability. - Nigerian troops killed 25 terrorists during an attack in Borno State, neutralizing the threat to a military base. - President Tinubu declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crash in Ondo State that killed 32 people.