{
  "id": 16756552,
  "title": "Afternoon recap: MTN explains fast data depletion, panel indicts NSCDC over miners’ deaths, other top stories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/afternoon-recap-mtn-explains-fast-data-depletion-panel-indicts-nscdc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/afternoon-recap-mtn-explains-fast-data-depletion-panel-indicts-nscdc-over-miners-deaths-other-top-stories/"
  },
  "original_language": "nl",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Today's top stories on PUNCH Online include MTN addressing concerns about rapid data depletion, an investigative panel's findings on the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody, the approval of a new Lagos university to offer 34 courses, US President Donald Trump's controversial remarks about Norwegians following his Nobel Peace Prize snub, and a dispute delaying the burial of gospel singer Toluwanisings. MTN has explained why some Nigerians experience rapid data depletion, while an investigative panel found that 37 miners died of suffocation while in NSCDC custody. Additionally, a new university in Lagos received approval from the National Universities Commission to offer 34 academic programmes, and controversy surrounds Donald Trump's comments about Norwegians following his Nobel Peace Prize snub.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}