{
  "id": 15480915,
  "title": "APM campaign council faults Presidency over N250bn NLNG fund comment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/apm-campaign-council-faults-presidency-over-n250bn-nlng-fund-comment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T20:10:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/apm-campaign-council-faults-presidency-over-n250bn-nlng-fund-comment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Alllied Peoples Movement Presidential Campaign Organisation has challenged the Tinubu administration's denial of allegations that the Federal Government is withholding N250bn in Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) dividends meant for states. In a statement on Sunday, the organisation's Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Nnanna Ihediwa, called on the Tinubu administration to publish relevant financial records to clarify the matter. Makinde had previously claimed that the Federal Government was withholding ₦250bn in NLNG dividends allocated to each state, and that the funds would not be released until after the 2027 general elections. The State House dismissed Makinde's claim as false.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Makinde’s ₦250bn NLNG claim false — Presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/makindes-250bn-nlng-claim-false-presidency",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:15:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "'You lied' - Presidency fires back at Makinde over NLNG dividends claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/you-lied-presidency-fires-back-at-makinde-over-nlng-dividends-claim",
        "published": "2026-10-18T16:04:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Presidency disputes Makinde’s claim of N250 billion NLNG dividends per state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/presidency-disputes-makindes-claim-of-n250-billion-nlng-dividends-per",
        "published": "2026-10-18T20:38:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}