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  "id": 1730999,
  "title": "FCCPC says Nigeria’s cement costs outpace Kenya, Tanzania despite excess capacity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/fccpc-says-nigerias-cement-costs-outpace-kenya-tanzania-despite",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:16:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/news/article/fccpc-says-nigerias-cement-costs-outpace-kenya-tanzania-despite-excess-capacity/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has flagged possible manipulation of cement prices in Nigeria, following a three-month read more FCCPC says Nigeria’s cement costs outpace Kenya, Tanzania despite excess capacity",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "JUST IN: Cement cheaper in Kenya, Togo than Nigeria — FCCPC probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/just-in-cement-cheaper-in-kenya-togo-than-nigeria-fccpc-probe",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:38:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
}