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  "id": 6613716,
  "title": "FG to give students 100MB free data daily from October 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/fg-to-give-students-100mb-free-data-daily-from-october-1",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T17:26:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/fg-to-give-students-100mb-free-data-daily-from-october-1/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to provide 100MB of free daily data to students starting from October 1, 2026. This initiative, implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission in collaboration with telecommunications operators and the Federal Ministry of Education, aims to facilitate access to approved educational websites and digital learning platforms. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, highlighted that the move will initially target students in public senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions, with the potential to extend to other categories of learners in the future.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "FG to give students 100MB free data daily from October 1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/fg-to-give-students-100mb-free-data-daily-from-october-1-6616640",
        "published": "2026-09-10T17:36:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "FG to Students: You’ll get free 100MB daily data from October 1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/fg-to-students-youll-get-free-100mb-daily-data-from-october-1",
        "published": "2026-09-10T18:08:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "FG to Give Students 100MB Data Daily from October 1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/fg-to-give-students-100mb-data-daily-from-october-1",
        "published": "2026-09-10T19:18:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}