Customs Digital Trade: Nigeria Customs Service and Benin Customs have launched the Customs Declarations Exchange System (CDES) at the Seme-Krake border to track transit goods in real time, share risk alerts, and coordinate enforcement—alongside plans to restore scanners and improve access control, surveillance and lighting. Road Safety & Accountability: Nigeria’s Minister of Works David Umahi has ordered major contractors to urgently repair the Benin-Asaba Federal Road after the concessionaire declined federal intervention, overriding concession terms to protect public interest. Power Sector Tension: Ossiomo Power Company disputes claims that a Chinese firm owns 75% of the business, saying the issue is a contractual dispute and alleging a forced shutdown of its facility. Health Watch: Oyo State warns healthcare workers to treat every patient as potentially infectious as Lassa fever spreads, reporting confirmed cases and deaths and stressing hygiene and rat control. Benin Energy & Environment: In Porto-Novo, Gbobètô is turning palm-nut shells and farm waste into eco-charcoal briquettes, cutting waste while supporting households and farmers. Food Safety Lab Upgrade (Togo): With World Bank support, Togo is expanding its food safety and phytosanitary laboratory testing for heavy metals, mycotoxins and pesticide residues to help exports.