AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRoads as security tools: Nigeria’s Works Minister David Umahi says President Tinubu is using major highway rehabilitation—like the Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru corridor—to speed military response and deny insurgents hard-to-reach terrain. Regional defence coordination: Nigeria’s COAS Waidi Shaibu rallied army chiefs at the Third African Land Forces Forum in Port Harcourt, urging a unified front against terrorism and transnational threats, with leaders from 17 countries in the room. US troop drawdown debate: After the US reduced forces in Nigeria’s Lake Chad Basin following a May operation against ISIS-linked leaders, experts warn Nigeria must strengthen its own security architecture even as intelligence cooperation continues. Environmental science in Chad: A new survey estimates about 2.48 million waterbirds use Lake Chad, giving conservationists a fresh baseline after years of disrupted fieldwork. Tech & telecom investment: Zain is expanding into Syria, buying the former MTN network and planning a 2027 relaunch—an Africa-to-Middle East telecom play.
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