# Senate urges FG to rescue abducted victims, protect vulnerable communities

> He said the Senate would deploy legislation, appropriation, and oversight to tackle insecurity, flooding, and the rising cost of living facing Nigerians.

- Published: 2026-09-29T13:00:53.547Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T16:30:39.943Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Development Governance International Consult, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, National Health Insurance Authority, National Stakeholder Co-creation Workshop on Realising Health Taxes for Sustainable Health Financing and Curbing Non-Communicable Diseases, Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Senator Ipalibo Banigo, The PUNCH, World Health Organization, stronger health tax reforms in Nigeria

## How it developed

- 2026-09-29T13:00:53.547Z - Punch: [Senate urges FG to rescue abducted victims, protect vulnerable communities](https://punchng.com/senate-urges-fg-to-rescue-abducted-victims-protect-vulnerable-communities/)
- 2026-09-29T13:30:53.873Z - Punch: [Senate demands urgent response to flooding, cost-of-living crisis](https://punchng.com/senate-demands-urgent-response-to-flooding-cost-of-living-crisis/)
- 2026-09-30T16:30:39.943Z - Punch: [NHIA, Senate push health taxes to fund healthcare, fight diseases](https://punchng.com/nhia-senate-push-health-taxes-to-fund-healthcare-fight-diseases/)

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