Three things from this week worth carrying into the weekend.

One. The South Africa crisis met its limit. Nigeria has spent weeks talking about economic retaliation against South Africa. This week, the talking produced a crisis notification unit, an ambassador-designate with no South Africa experience, and 130 Nigerians registered to leave. Ramaphosa condemned the attacks. Lamola called Ojukwu. The anti-migrant protests hit Durban anyway. Nigerians were advised by their own mission to close their businesses and stay indoors. Words and institutional responses are running in parallel with a crisis that is moving faster than the diplomacy.

Two. Two courtrooms, same city, same day. Today, a man who posted on social media is in court for allegedly threatening public order. And 36 military officers accused of planning to remove the government by force are also in court. One proceeding is visible, contested, and covered. The other is behind closed doors with no press access. That arrangement says something specific about how the Nigerian state defines transparency when it is protecting itself versus when it is protecting the public from a threat to itself.

Three. The NLC's warning from May 1 is still sitting unanswered. Fuel is at ₦1,400 per litre. Inflation ticked back up to 15.38% in March, ending eleven consecutive months of decline. The minimum wage has not been fully implemented across all states. NLC's Joe Ajaero said workers need a currency that lasts to the end of the month. Workers' Day came and went. The week produced no response. The pressures didn't go anywhere. They rarely do.