{
  "id": 16953732,
  "title": "UNICEF, FG, partners move to boost Rivers oxygen plant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/unicef-fg-partners-move-to-boost-rivers-oxygen-plant-16953732",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T20:42:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/unicef-fg-partners-move-to-boost-rivers-oxygen-plant/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "UNICEF, IHS Towers, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Rivers State Government have reaffirmed their partnership to ensure the sustainability and expansion of an oxygen plant project in the state. The project, which was commissioned in 2023 to address the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, was constructed and funded by a collaboration involving the Federal Ministry of Health, the Canadian Government, IHS Towers, and UNICEF. The recent joint inspection visit by UNICEF health specialist Dr. Ifeyinwa Anyanyo and IHS Towers' Associate Director, Sustainability, Hajia Fatima Haruna Ibrahim, highlighted the state's commitment to maintaining the facility, as well as the potential for expansion to increase access to medical oxygen. UNICEF assured the state that they will review the findings from the visit and work closely with all partners, including the government, to enhance the facility's capacity.",
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  },
  "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."
}