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  "id": "news-oct22-continued-ng-fg-settles-over-n100bn-gas-debts-since-january-20261022",
  "language": "en",
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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ng-fg-settles-over-n100bn-gas-debts-since-january-20261022",
  "slug": "ng-fg-settles-over-n100bn-gas-debts-since-january-20261022",
  "category": "oil-gas",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-22",
  "sourceDate": {
    "kind": "event",
    "value": "2026-10-21"
  },
  "sourceName": "The Punch",
  "sourceUrl": "https://punchng.com/fg-settles-n100bn-gas-debts-to-boost-power-supply/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Natural gas",
    "Oil and Gas",
    "Electricity",
    "Investment"
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  "content": {
    "title": "Nigeria says it has paid more than ₦100 billion in gas debts since January",
    "summary": "A presidential adviser linked the reported cumulative repayment to the federal power-sector reform programme.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "Presidential adviser Olu Verheijen said the government had settled more than ₦100 billion in longstanding gas debts since January 2026 under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme.",
          "Verheijen also said Nigeria had recorded four final investment decisions in gas projects in less than two years, including the Ima project in September 2026. She said average daily gas production had risen from about 7 billion cubic feet to 8 billion cubic feet; the report gave no measurement period or independent production series."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "The Punch",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/fg-settles-n100bn-gas-debts-to-boost-power-supply/"
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