Mental Health

NAOWA Urges Military Families to Break Health Stigma

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NAOWA Urges Military Families to Break Health Stigma

Oluwatobi Adu October 10, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) has urged military families to seek timely...

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Tinubu: Mental Health Patients Must Help Shape Care

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Tinubu: Mental Health Patients Must Help Shape Care

Mirian Gom October 10, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called for people living with mental health...

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Nigeria Lacks Mental Health Specialists, Beds – Lagos Warns

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Nigeria Lacks Mental Health Specialists, Beds – Lagos Warns

Korede Abdullah October 9, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria lacks sufficient mental health specialists and treatment beds to meet growing needs, the...

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WHO: Only 7 African Countries Integrate Mental Health Into Primary Care

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WHO: Only 7 African Countries Integrate Mental Health Into Primary Care

Hope Ajayi October 6, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Only seven of the 47 countries in the World Health Organisation’s African Region are...

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Kaduna Psychiatric Hospital Launches Telepsychiatry Service

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Kaduna Psychiatric Hospital Launches Telepsychiatry Service

Mirian Gom September 30, 2026 0

KADUNA, Nigeria – Patients receiving treatment at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, can now access follow-up mental...

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When Mothers Kill: What Mental Health, the Law Reveal

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When Mothers Kill: What Mental Health, the Law Reveal

Oluwatobi Adu September 27, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria- What happens when a mother who kills her child is also believed to be suffering...

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WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat

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WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat

Korede Abdullah September 16, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – For Olanrewaju Bakare, the loss of his private-sector job in August 2024 did not...

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When Surviving Becomes a Crime: Can Nigeria’s Mental Health Reform Save Lives?

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When Surviving Becomes a Crime: Can Nigeria’s Mental Health Reform Save Lives?

Korede Abdullah September 7, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – One of the darkest moments in Jane Ayoola’s life did not end with death....

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The Children Nigeria Is Still Not Seeing: Inside the Cost of Autism, Stigma

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The Children Nigeria Is Still Not Seeing: Inside the Cost of Autism, Stigma

Oluwatobi Adu September 2, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – For some Nigerian families, autism begins with a child who does not speak when...

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

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

Mirian Gom August 20, 2026 0

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

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