{
  "id": 9163658,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:04:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ibadan-airport-wike-lied-fg-never-gave-oyo-n50bn-makinde/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has refuted claims by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, that the federal government provided N50 billion for the upgrade of Ibadan International Airport. Makinde, speaking at a town hall meeting in Katsina, stated that the airport expansion is entirely funded by the state government. Wike had claimed on TVC's Journalists’ Hangout programme that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration supported Oyo State with N50 billion for the project. Makinde emphasized that the claim is false, asserting that the Federal Government did not contribute any funds towards the airport upgrade.",
  "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": [],
  "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 Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:52:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}