African Atlantic Gas Pipeline: ECOWAS leaders in Freetown signed a landmark intergovernmental deal backing the $25bn Nigeria–Morocco Atlantic gas pipeline, a 6,900km hybrid offshore-onshore route targeting 30bcm yearly and linking 13 West African nations to Morocco and Europe. Federal Appointments: President Tinubu approved 26 high-level appointments across 10 federal agencies, including Ayo Fayose as REA board chairman and retired Maj-Gen Junaid Bindawa as head of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. Security Partnership: Nigeria and the UK renewed commitments to deepen cooperation on counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, maritime safety, intelligence sharing and fraud/illicit finance. Energy & Fuel: NNPCL and MRS outlets were shut in Abuja as other marketers raised petrol prices again, with pump prices climbing by about N100 per litre in days. Governance & Courts: EFCC denied investigating Immigration CG Kemi Nandap over visa racketeering; meanwhile, an FCT High Court ordered EFCC to serve defence with a witness statement summary in the Mambilla-related trial. Sports & Youth: Delta pushes Delta State Maritime Polytechnic for the blue economy; NRFF begins talks with the National Institute for Sports on coaching partnerships; and Nigeria retained 26th in FIFA rankings while basketball coaching gets a boost via the PACE clinic. Politics & Society: Northern Christians question N1.9bn church allocation in an N8.05bn religious budget; farmers in FCT complain about delayed fertilizer distribution.