{
  "id": 6151527,
  "title": "Passport intervention: FG denies imposing new charges on Nigerians in UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/passport-intervention-fg-denies-imposing-new-charges-on-nigerians-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T17:44:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/passport-intervention-fg-denies-imposing-new-charges-on-nigerians-in-uk/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Government has denied introducing additional charges for Nigerians applying for international passports in the United Kingdom under the ongoing special passport intervention exercise. The clarification came in response to complaints over delays and inconvenience experienced by Nigerians at some intervention centres in the UK, including Manchester. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, expressed concern over the situation and assured Nigerians that efforts were underway to address the challenges associated with the exercise.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Passport intervention: FG denies imposing new charges for Nigerians in UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/passport-intervention-fg-denies-imposing-new-charges-for-nigerians-in",
        "published": "2026-09-07T17:00:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigerians in UK won’t pay extra charges for passports – FG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/nigerians-in-uk-wont-pay-extra-charges-for-passports-fg",
        "published": "2026-09-07T18:39:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}