{
  "id": 16007814,
  "title": "Shettima urges states to end dependence on FG for electricity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/shettima-urges-states-to-end-dependence-on-fg-for-electricity",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T05:17:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/shettima-urges-states-to-end-dependence-on-fg-for-electricity/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged state governments to establish functional electricity markets and attract private investment, using the Electricity Act 2023 to address power challenges without depending solely on the Federal Government. He said Nigeria’s ambition to build a competitive industrial economy would remain constrained unless electricity reforms translated into reliable power…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}