A Nigerian state in the Niger Delta, formed in 1991 from Bendel State.
UTM Offshore aims to reach a Final Investment Decision in September on a roughly $3 billion floating LNG plant at the Yoho field, 60 km off Akwa Ibom. It would export 1.5–1.8 mtpa LNG and supply 300,000–500,000 tonnes of LPG domestically, backed by a 15-year gas sale agreement and financing from Afreximbank, with NNPC Limited and Delta State owning stakes.
An ATR-42 military aircraft on a Benin–Lagos routine flight has crashed near Igbokoda, Ondo State. Authorities have activated search-and-rescue operations and declared three days of national mourning. Initial reports indicate 25 passengers and seven crew members were on board; casualty figures remain unconfirmed.