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  "id": 4866809,
  "title": "Nigeria targets $1tn economy as GDP growth rises to 4.43% – FG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nigeria-targets-1tn-economy-as-gdp-growth-rises-to-4-43-fg-4866809",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T13:32:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-targets-1tn-economy-as-gdp-growth-rises-to-4-43-fg/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the country's economy is on track to achieve a $1tn Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, following a 4.43% growth rate recorded in the second quarter of 2026. This growth, which surpassed the previous quarter's 4.23% and the first quarter's 3.89%, has lifted Nigeria's real GDP growth for the first half of 2026 to 4.16%, according to a statement released by the Federal Ministry of Finance. The report, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), highlights that the expansion is becoming more broad-based, with 27 economic subsectors recording growth above 3%, compared to 23 in the previous quarter. Manufacturing, agriculture, and services all contributed to this growth, with the services sector remaining the largest contributor at 56.62% of real GDP.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu’s govt targets $1trn economy by 2030 as GDP growth hits 4.43%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/tinubus-govt-targets-1trn-economy-by-2030-as-gdp-growth-hits-4-43",
        "published": "2026-09-01T13:14:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria targets $1tn economy as GDP growth rises to 4.43% – FG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nigeria-targets-1tn-economy-as-gdp-growth-rises-to-4-43-fg",
        "published": "2026-09-01T13:24:39.000Z"
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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."
}