APC Governors’ Forum & Tinubu Campaign: Progressives Governors’ Forum says it won’t back any alliance that could undermine President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, while APC PCC DG Abdulaziz Yari continues mobilising traditional rulers, including a visit to the Oba of Benin Ewuare II, who urged Nigerians to support continuity and avoid change “for the sake of change.” Benin Education & Social Spending: Benin reopened schools nationwide as security improves and tuition fees were waived; the school meals programme hit 1.9 million pupils for 2026-2027, up from 1.4 million. Benin Teacher Reform: Benin’s AME aspirants begin phased integration into the civil service to improve job security and welfare. Benin Skills & Women’s Enterprise: L’Envol’s “They Empower Themselves” offers 30 spots for women aged 16-35 in fashion, beauty and batik, linking training to income through product sales. Benin–Asaba Expressway: BAECC asks motorists for patience as it accelerates work after the rainy season, while SPI-LAW has filed court action over the expressway’s deteriorating condition. Cross-border Human Trafficking: Nigeria and France launch a PROTECT regional project targeting trafficking networks across Nigeria, Benin, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Togo, including digital recruitment. Regional Mobility/Refugees: Togo, Benin and neighbours sign UNHCR agreements to enable voluntary return of Burkinabe refugees amid Sahel displacement.