{
  "id": 17283640,
  "title": "Edo seals nine Chinese-owned firms over N8.982bn tax debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/edo-seals-nine-chinese-owned-firms-over-n8-982bn-tax-debt",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T19:29:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/news/article/edo-seals-nine-chinese-owned-firms-over-n8-982bn-tax-debt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has sealed off nine companies, including Rongtai Plastic Company Limited, over alleged outstanding",
  "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."
}