{
  "id": 3949537,
  "title": "UTME applications data intensifies concerns over state of education in northern Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/utme-applications-data-intensifies-concerns-over-state-of-education",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T11:05:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/905960-utme-applications-data-intensifies-concerns-over-state-of-education-in-northern-nigeria.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Benue recorded 104,409 UTME applications in 2026, nearly twice the combined figure for Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara, although the three North-west states have almost three times Benue's projected population. The post UTME applications data intensifies concerns over state of education in northern Nigeria appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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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."
}