{
  "id": 9779112,
  "title": "Benue Assembly Passes Bill for Free Snakebite Treatment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/benue-assembly-passes-bill-for-free-snakebite-treatment",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:17:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/benue-assembly-passes-bill-for-free-snakebite-treatment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Benue State House of Assembly has passed a bill providing free treatment for snakebite victims in government hospitals across the state. The bill was passed Friday during plenary after scaling through its third reading. The sitting was presided over by the Speaker, Berger Alfred Emberga. The passage followed a public hearing held earlier where […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Benue Assembly passes free snakebite treatment bill into law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/benue-assembly-passes-free-snakebite-treatment-bill-into-law",
        "published": "2026-09-25T15:37:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}