{
  "id": 4736451,
  "title": "FG approves $1.3bn concession of Kano dam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/fg-approves-1-3bn-concession-of-kano-dam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T21:17:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/fg-approves-1-3bn-concession-of-kano-dam/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Federal Government has approved a landmark $1.295 billion Public Private Partnership (PPP) proposal by Al Qaryah Agro Allied Ltd to convert the Challawa Gorge Dam in Kano into Nigeria’s flagship agro industrial hub. The approval was conveyed in a letter from the Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA), dated August 18, 2026, and […]",
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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."
}