{
  "id": 11000102,
  "title": "Mass weddings as social policy: What happens after the ceremony? (2), By Ismail Ahmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/mass-weddings-as-social-policy-what-happens-after-the-ceremony-2-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T17:28:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/913604-mass-weddings-as-social-policy-what-happens-after-the-ceremony-2-by-ismail-ahmed.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mass weddings may provide immediate relief, companionship and dignity to people who face genuine financial barriers to marriage. That value should not be dismissed. However, once public money is used, the relevant unit of success is no longer the ceremony. It is the household… Five years later, success should mean that a woman is safer […] The post Mass weddings as social policy: What happens…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}