{
  "id": 3231211,
  "title": "The menace of fake agencies, By Reuben Abati",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/the-menace-of-fake-agencies-by-reuben-abati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:24:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/905264-the-menace-of-fake-agencies-by-reuben-abati.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ghosts. Fake, fraudulent, dubious things are not new in Nigeria. The crisis of transparency in Nigeria’s public sector payroll system began, for example, as far back as the 70s, and became even more problematic in the 80s, with the expansion of the public service, and the reliance on cash and paper records for payment of […] The post The menace of fake agencies, By Reuben Abati appeared first on…",
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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."
}