{
  "id": 4594264,
  "title": "Morning recap: Dangote defends petrol price hikes, APC-ADC subsidy row, other top stories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/morning-recap-dangote-defends-petrol-price-hikes-apc-adc-subsidy-row-4594264",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:40:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/morning-recap-dangote-defends-petrol-price-hikes-apc-adc-subsidy-row-other-top-stories/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its petrol price for the third time in eight days. According to Punch, the refinery attributes the price hikes to the cost of crude oil and the lengthy process of securing, shipping, and delivering it to the refinery.\n\nPetrol is now selling between N1,310 and N1,400 per litre, depending on location. The price increase comes amid a row between the All Progressives Congress and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over petrol subsidy removal.\n\nThe Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission's 2025 Annual Report states that the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and its host community risk being disconnected from electricity supply over unpaid obligations totalling N5.46 billion, as per Punch.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Morning recap: Dangote defends petrol price hikes, APC-ADC subsidy row, other top stories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/morning-recap-dangote-defends-petrol-price-hikes-apc-adc-subsidy-row",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:10:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}