{
  "id": 7901628,
  "title": "Lights off, gas on: Why Nigeria and Ghana can’t quit fossil fuels yet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/lights-off-gas-on-why-nigeria-and-ghana-cant-quit-fossil-fuels-yet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T00:02:43.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/lights-off-gas-on-why-nigeria-and-ghana-cant-quit-fossil-fuels-yet/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigeria and Ghana face a difficult energy transition, balancing the need for reliable electricity from fossil fuels with global climate change goals. Read More: https://punchng.com/lights-off-gas-on-why-nigeria-and-ghana-cant-quit-fossil-fuels-yet/",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lights off, gas on: Why Nigeria and Ghana can’t quit fossil fuels yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/lights-off-gas-on-why-nigeria-and-ghana-cant-quit-fossil-fuels-yet-7904672",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:20:47.000Z"
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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."
}