{
  "id": 18810057,
  "title": "Obi to Tinubu: Account for N15.8tn subsidy savings, $100bn loans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/obi-to-tinubu-account-for-n15-8tn-subsidy-savings-100bn-loans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T23:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/obi-to-tinubu-account-for-n15-8tn-subsidy-savings-100bn-loans/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the N15.8tn reportedly saved from petrol subsidy removal and the over $100bn borrowed by his administration. Obi demanded evidence of improvements in Nigerians' living conditions, such as the number of people lifted out of poverty, out-of-school children returning to classrooms, and the establishment of functional primary healthcare centres. He also asked for figures showing improvements in electricity supply and explanations of how the government has utilized increased tax revenues and other additional earnings.",
  "summary": "The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the N5.8tn reportedly saved from petrol subsidy removal and over $100bn… Read More: https://punchng.com/obi-to-tinubu-account-for-n15-8tn-subsidy-savings-100bn-loans/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}