West Africa

The Dangote Refinery adjusts petrol price to ₦1,350 per litre, while NNPC accuses it of seeking a fuel monopoly in a court filing. Ghana seeks 30% of large gold mines’ output for local refineries and considers increasing fertilizer purchases from Russia.

• 3Dangote Refinery adjusts petrol price to ₦1,350 per litre
• 2Navy completes abandoned housing project in Lagos
• 2Ghana seeks 30% of large gold mines’ output for local refineries
• 2Platts launches weekly CFR Egypt and CFR West Africa PVC spot price assessments
• 1Ghana considers increasing fertilizer purchases from Russia

Lagos APC primaries see Hamzat win and Elliot reject the result, with 12 lawmakers failing to secure tickets for 2027 and Tinubu's daughter threatening protest. Ghana parliament passes a bill criminalising gay acts, awaiting the president's signature.

• 7Lagos APC Primaries: Hamzat Wins, Elliot Rejects Result
• 6Lagos clears N3.6bn salary backlog, boosts public workers’ welfare
• 512 Lagos lawmakers fail to secure APC tickets for 2027 elections
• 3Ex-Lagos APC spokesman declares House of Reps bid
• 2APP unveils Lagos governorship, senatorial, assembly candidates for 2027 - The Nation Newspaper

Sierra Leone receives West Africans deported from the US, and a pregnant woman and child from Ghana are detained at Dulles Airport for deportation. A soldier assaults a journalist in Lagos, and police rescue 13 victims abducted along the Benin-Lagos expressway.

• 4Sierra Leone receives Nigerian, others deported from US
• 2Soldier assaults TheCable journalist in Lagos traffic altercation
• 1US deports new group of West Africans to Ghana
• 1Pregnant woman, child detained at Dulles Airport to be deported to Ghana
• 1Edo decorator hacked to death in Benin

Ghana's parliament passes a harsh anti-LGBTQ law, tightening legislation, while the country welcomes the Pope's apology over the Catholic Church's role in slavery. Lagos deploys free health insurance for surgeries and antenatal care.

• 3Lagos deploys free health insurance for surgeries, antenatal care, others - The Nation Newspaper
• 2Ghana approves law criminalizing LGBTQ+ activities, advocacy
• 2Ghana's Parliament passes harsh anti-LGBT+ law
• 2Pregnant woman and son from Ghana have been detained for more than a week at Dulles Airport, attorneys say
• 2Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery