{
  "id": 1655772,
  "title": "PANDEF seeks power devolution, return to fiscal federalism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pandef-seeks-power-devolution-return-to-fiscal-federalism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:13:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/pandef-seeks-power-devolution-return-to-fiscal-federalism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Igali, has called for the restoration of true fiscal federalism, saying Nigeria’s over-centralised system has weakened productivity, security and accountability. Igali made the call on Monday in Abuja at the summit of the Concerned Citizens Assembly, organised by the Citizens Rebirth and Awareness […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}