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  "id": 8883491,
  "title": "Nigeria to promote national interest at UNGA — Shettima",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nigeria-to-promote-national-interest-at-unga-shettima-8883491",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-to-promote-national-interest-at-unga-shettima/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced that Nigeria will promote its national interest and advocate for multilateralism during the upcoming 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Shettima emphasized that Nigeria will also push for reforms in global institutions to better reflect contemporary economic and demographic realities. The 81st UNGA session, themed \"Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all,\" will take place from September 22 to 26 and September 28 at the UN headquarters in New York.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Shettima arrives at 81st UNGA, says Nigeria will be guided By national interest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/shettima-arrives-at-81st-unga-says-nigeria-will-be-guided-by-national",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:20:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nigeria to promote national interest at UNGA — Shettima",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nigeria-to-promote-national-interest-at-unga-shettima",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:26:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Shettima: At UNGA, Nigeria Will Be Guided By National Interest, Multilateralism, Reform Agenda",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/shettima-at-unga-nigeria-will-be-guided-by-national-interest",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:37:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Dino Melaye raises questions over Tinubu, Shettima’s absence from Nigeria at same time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/dino-melaye-raises-questions-over-tinubu-shettimas-absence-from",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:00:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}