{
  "id": 7908707,
  "title": "Lagos schools compete in 2026 clean energy challenge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/lagos-schools-compete-in-2026-clean-energy-challenge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T00:42:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-schools-compete-in-2026-clean-energy-challenge/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has launched the Lagos Clean Energy Schools Innovation Challenge 2026, a competition aimed at promoting clean-energy innovation, STEM education, and practical problem-solving among students across the state. Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Biodun Ogunleye, emphasized that the initiative is not merely a competition but a platform for young people to identify problems, develop ideas, and create solutions to real-world energy challenges. The challenge will focus on four thematic areas: solar energy and photovoltaics, energy efficiency and conservation, biogas and waste-to-energy, and wind and hybrid energy systems.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos schools compete in 2026 clean energy challenge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/lagos-schools-compete-in-2026-clean-energy-challenge-7911444",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:44:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}