{
  "id": 9161906,
  "title": "Ibadan airport: Wike lied, FG never gave Oyo N50bn – Makinde",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ibadan-airport-wike-lied-fg-never-gave-oyo-n50bn-makinde",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ibadan-airport-wike-lied-fg-never-gave-oyo-n50bn-makinde/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has vehemently denied claims by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, that the Federal Government provided N50 billion for the upgrade of the Ibadan International Airport. Makinde, speaking at a town hall meeting in Katsina, stated that the entire project is being funded by the state government alone. Wike had previously claimed on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout programme that the Bola Tinubu-led administration had allocated N50 billion for the project. Makinde affirmed that the state government had undertaken the project without any alleged federal funding, dismissing Wike's statement as untrue.",
  "summary": "Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has refuted claims by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike that the Federal Government provided N50bn for the Ibadan airport upgrade. Read More: https://punchng.com/ibadan-airport-wike-lied-fg-never-gave-oyo-n50bn-makinde/",
  "key_points": [
    "Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde denies N50 billion airport upgrade claim.",
    "Federal Government never provided funds, Makinde asserts.",
    "Project fully funded by Oyo State alone, Makinde confirms."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "I didn’t receive any money for airport upgrade – Makinde replies Wike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/i-didnt-receive-any-money-for-airport-upgrade-makinde-replies-wike",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:38:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ibadan airport: Wike lied, FG never gave Oyo N50bn – Makinde",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ibadan-airport-wike-lied-fg-never-gave-oyo-n50bn-makinde-9163658",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:04:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Makinde rejects Wike’s N50bn claim, says Oyo alone funding Ibadan airport upgrade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/makinde-rejects-wikes-n50bn-claim-says-oyo-alone-funding-ibadan",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:39:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Gov Makinde denies receiving ₦50 billion from Tinubu for Ibadan airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/gov-makinde-denies-receiving-50-billion-from-tinubu-for-ibadan-airport",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:36:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}