{
  "id": 11531815,
  "title": "Cross River shuts down 10 unapproved schools",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cross-river-shuts-down-10-unapproved-schools",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T21:42:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/cross-river-shuts-down-10-unapproved-schools/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Cross River State Government has shut down 10 unapproved schools in Calabar-South and Odukpani. According to Punch Nigeria, this was part of an enforcement exercise aimed at sanitising the education sector.\n\nThe Daily Post Nigeria reports that the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed concern over the state of public schools in Cross River. They noted that many roads in the Calabar metropolis were in a deplorable condition. The NUJ called for urgent attention to be given to the education sector and for a state of emergency to be declared to bring it up to modern standards.\n\nThe NUJ also highlighted the poor condition of some public schools across the state. Punch Nigeria reported that 10 unapproved schools were shut down.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Police arrest 30-year-old man over alleged threat to father in Cross River",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/police-arrest-30-year-old-man-over-alleged-threat-to-father-in-cross",
        "published": "2026-10-02T20:29:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Cross River shuts down 10 unapproved schools",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cross-river-shuts-down-10-unapproved-schools-11533736",
        "published": "2026-10-02T21:52:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}