Water & Climate Security: Nigeria is pushing a China partnership focused on water-saving agriculture, soil management, and dryland farming tech for northern areas and the Lake Chad Basin, pointing to lessons from China’s Yangling agricultural zone to fight land degradation and water scarcity. Lake Chad Lifeline: Nigeria also renewed calls to raise $50B+ to restore the shrinking Lake Chad, saying recharging the lake is tied to security, livelihoods, and environmental stability for farmers, fishers, and pastoralists. Cross-Border Wildlife & Fuel Smuggling: Nigeria’s customs intercepted contraband worth ₦362.2m, including pangolin scales, ivory tusks, donkey skins/meat, and large volumes of petrol, with items allegedly linked to routes involving Chad. Regional Security Meets Environment: Sahel and Lake Chad diplomats met in Borno to coordinate on insecurity, cross-border crime, and shared climate and environmental degradation pressures that spill across borders. Chad Ties Abroad: Egypt and Chad discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation after a written message exchange, while transport talks covered logistics hubs and corridor projects in N’Djamena and Oum Hadjer.