{
  "id": 8515816,
  "title": "FG sets up 10-member panel to investigate Dldeaths of 37 miners in Niger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fg-sets-up-10-member-panel-to-investigate-dldeaths-of-37-miners-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T18:18:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/fg-sets-up-10-member-panel-to-investigate-dldeaths-of-37-miners-in-niger/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-member independent committee to investigate the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the panel on Saturday following President Bola Tinubu’s directive for a comprehensive and […] The post FG sets up…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger miners’ deaths: Gov Bago makes fresh revelations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/niger-miners-deaths-gov-bago-makes-fresh-revelations",
        "published": "2026-09-19T06:17:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger gov questions number of miners arrested before 37 deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/niger-gov-questions-number-of-miners-arrested-before-37-deaths",
        "published": "2026-09-19T07:16:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "FG deploys experts to assist in probe of deaths of 37 detained illegal mining suspects in Niger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fg-deploys-experts-to-assist-in-probe-of-deaths-of-37-detained",
        "published": "2026-09-19T09:02:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}