{
  "id": 12910744,
  "title": "Edo unveils plan to end bulk electricity billing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/edo-unveils-plan-to-end-bulk-electricity-billing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T17:20:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/edo-unveils-plan-to-end-bulk-electricity-billing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Edo State Government on Thursday launched a statewide debulking exercise aimed at transitioning communities from bulk electricity billing to individual customer accounts and, ultimately, individual metering. The State Commissioner for Power, Paul Usenbo, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ engagement in Benin, described the initiative as a major step towards improving transparency,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Edo unveils plan to end bulk electricity billing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/edo-unveils-plan-to-end-bulk-electricity-billing-12915042",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:44:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}