{
  "id": 774653,
  "title": "Under Okpebholo, Edo debt rises, now Nigeria’s sixth most indebted state",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/under-okpebholo-edo-debt-rises-now-nigerias-sixth-most-indebted-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/902578-under-okpebholo-edo-debt-rises-now-nigerias-sixth-most-indebted-state.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Edo’s domestic debt has surged by N59.37 billion under Governor Monday Okpebholo, catapulting the state from 12th to sixth among Nigeria’s most indebted states in just 15 months. The post Under Okpebholo, Edo debt rises, now Nigeria’s sixth most indebted state appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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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."
}