{
  "id": 15008335,
  "title": "From 95,000 to 60,000 Pilgrims: How Nigeria lost Hajj seats, as citizens raise concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/from-95-000-to-60-000-pilgrims-how-nigeria-lost-hajj-seats-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:37:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/917654-from-95000-to-60000-pilgrims-how-nigeria-lost-hajj-seats-as-citizens-raise-concerns.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Within two Hajj cycles, the number of Nigerian pilgrims has fallen sharply, leaving thousands facing the prospect of postponing a religious obligation they may have spent years preparing for. The post From 95,000 to 60,000 Pilgrims: How Nigeria lost Hajj seats, as citizens raise concerns appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: Tinubu has run Nigeria aground, citizens don’t want to see him – Hakeem Baba-Ahmed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/2027-tinubu-has-run-nigeria-aground-citizens-dont-want-to-see-him",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:08:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}