{
  "id": 9344687,
  "title": "Bauchi begins payment of gratuity backlog, releases N10bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bauchi-begins-payment-of-gratuity-backlog-releases-n10bn-9344687",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:04:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/bauchi-begins-payment-of-gratuity-backlog-releases-n10bn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bauchi State government has released N10bn to commence the payment of outstanding gratuity owed to retired civil servants from 2012 to 2016. Read More: https://punchng.com/bauchi-begins-payment-of-gratuity-backlog-releases-n10bn/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Bauchi begins payment of gratuity backlog, releases N10bn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bauchi-begins-payment-of-gratuity-backlog-releases-n10bn",
        "published": "2026-09-23T13:46:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Bauchi begins payment of N10bn outstanding gratuities to retirees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bauchi-begins-payment-of-n10bn-outstanding-gratuities-to-retirees",
        "published": "2026-09-23T15:55:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
}