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Security Sweep: Police in Gombe uncovered 119 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition hidden near a cemetery, while in Edo City two suspects from a 10-man robbery gang were arrested inside a hotel after allegedly stealing iPhones, laptops and cash. Maritime Push: Port chief Abubakar Dantsoho says Africa can’t grow or compete with obsolete ports, urging deep-sea upgrades, technology and larger-vessel capacity across Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Benin. Cross-Border Cooperation: ECOWAS is intensifying border coordination to boost trade and security, with Nigeria highlighting its ECOWAS Cross-Border Cooperation Programme to tackle terrorism and transboundary crime. Universities Under Pressure: ASUU Benin Zone threatens to shut public universities over what it calls selective, distorted allowance payments and failure to fully implement the 2025 agreement. Benin Cultural Diplomacy: Oba Ewuare II asks Rotary to help return about 3,000 looted Benin artefacts held abroad. US Connectivity Plan: USTDA backs a feasibility study for 1,500 US-made mobile base stations across Benin, Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to expand internet access in underserved areas.

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ASUU Benin Zone threatens to shut down public universities in Nigeria as lecturers accuse Federal Government of breaking 2025 agreement over allowances and salaries

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