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  "id": 6631446,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T19:18:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
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    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/10/fg-to-give-students-100mb-data-daily-from-october-1/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigerian government has announced that students will receive 100MB of free daily data starting October 1, 2026, to access educational websites and digital learning platforms. The Federal Government, in collaboration with telecommunications operators through the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Federal Ministry of Education, disclosed this plan during a launch event in Abuja. The initiative, known as Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content in Nigeria, will initially target students in public senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Education Minister Dr. Maruf Alausa revealed this during the event and explained that ALTON will provide 100MB of data daily for about five million students, costing N3,000 monthly and amounting to N180 billion annually. Alausa emphasized that this initiative is not just a telecommunications plan but an education and inclusion intervention, aimed at preparing Nigerian students for the digital economy. The government is also working on measures to regulate internet access for children under 16, with further details to follow.",
  "summary": "* NCC’s Zero-Rated Access initiative to cost telcos N180bn annually Oghenevwede Ohworiole in Abuja Nigerian students are to start receiving 100 megabytes (MB) of free daily data from October 1,",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-10T17:26:24.000Z"
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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/2026/09/11/fg-to-give-students-100mb-data-daily-from-october-1",
        "published": "2026-09-11T02:26:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
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