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Suicide is Not a Joke: Akpabio’s Legislatures Must Stop Criminalizing People Who Need Medical Help Editorial illustration on the decriminalisation of attempted suicide in Nigeria, featuring Senate President Godswill Akpabio and highlighting calls for compassionate mental healthcare and suicide prevention.

Editorial illustration on the decriminalisation of attempted suicide in Nigeria, featuring Senate President Godswill Akpabio and highlighting calls for compassionate mental healthcare and suicide prevention.

Suicide is Not a Joke: Akpabio’s Legislatures Must Stop Criminalizing People Who Need Medical Help

ifijehmartins October 14, 2026

The recent remarks by Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during deliberations on a bill seeking to...

FG Wants to End Jail Terms for Suicide Attempts: 7 Things Nigerians Need to Know

FG Wants to End Jail Terms for Suicide Attempts

FG Wants to End Jail Terms for Suicide Attempts: 7 Things Nigerians Need to Know

Mirian Gom August 20, 2026

For decades, a person who survived a suicide attempt in Nigeria could face criminal prosecution instead of...

FG Moves to Decriminalise Attempted Suicide Through Mental Health Act Amendment Federal officials unveil medical equipment and ambulances during the launch of the ₦10 billion maternal healthcare support programme in Bauchi State.

Federal officials unveil medical equipment and ambulances during the launch of the ₦10 billion maternal healthcare support programme in Bauchi State.

FG Moves to Decriminalise Attempted Suicide Through Mental Health Act Amendment

Mirian Gom August 19, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an amendment to the National Mental Health...