{
  "id": 900570,
  "title": "Bauchi declares Monday work-free for LG elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bauchi-declares-monday-work-free-for-lg-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T18:51:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/14/bauchi-declares-monday-work-free-for-lg-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bauchi State Government has declared Monday, August 17, 2026, a work-free day to enable civil servants, public sector workers and employees in the banking sector to participate in the local government elections scheduled for the same day. The declaration was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar […] Bauchi declares Monday…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}