{
  "id": 13046437,
  "title": "Why the federal government must stop collateralising Nigeria’s natural resources for loans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/why-the-federal-government-must-stop-collateralising-nigerias-natural",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:35:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/backpage/article/why-the-federal-government-must-stop-collateralising-nigerias-natural-resources-for-loans/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Introduction: Nigeria’s Borrowing and Securitisation History. On paper, resource-backed loans (RBLs) sound pragmatic. Nigeria needs an estimated $35 billion annually",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}