{
  "id": 1976035,
  "title": "Nigerian Govt releases emergency medical numbers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nigerian-govt-releases-emergency-medical-numbers",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T16:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/19/nigerian-govt-releases-emergency-medical-numbers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian government has released emergency medical call centre numbers for states across the country, urging citizens to dial 112 for urgent medical assistance. The National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System, NEMSAS, stated that 112 serves as a central contact for emergency medical assistance, while several states have dedicated emergency call centre numbers to support faster responses to medical emergencies. The emergency response system provides fast response, professional care, and life-saving services, with first responders available 24 hours daily.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}