Six governors, one airline: Nigeria's North-East pools ₦10.8 billion (about $7.2 million) to stitch itself together by air

The six states of Nigeria's North-East — Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe — have raised ₦10.8 billion (about $7.2 million) of their own money to launch a regional air shuttle, with the rest due before October ends so flights can begin. Announcing it at the governors' forum in Maiduguri on Friday, chairman Babagana Zulum called it 'a significant step towards improving connectivity within the sub-region.' This is a region the world knows for conflict choosing to pool its resources for connection. The same meeting welcomed a $1 billion federal social-protection project for households hit by years of insurgency and displacement.