Alausa Urges Universities to Train More Autism, Mental Health Specialists
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has urged Nigerian universities to introduce specialised degree programmes to address shortages of…
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Mental Health
Suicide is Not a Joke: Akpabio’s Legislatures Must Stop Criminalizing People Who Need Medical Help
The recent remarks by Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during deliberations on a bill seeking to decriminalise attempted suicide are deeply disturbing and…
NAOWA Urges Military Families to Break Health Stigma
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) has urged military families to seek timely medical checks and emotional support without fear…
Tinubu: Mental Health Patients Must Help Shape Care
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called for people living with mental health conditions to have a stronger voice in…
Nigeria Lacks Mental Health Specialists, Beds – Lagos Warns
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria lacks sufficient mental health specialists and treatment beds to meet growing needs, the Lagos State Government has warned, calling for…
WHO: Only 7 African Countries Integrate Mental Health Into Primary Care
ABUJA, Nigeria – Only seven of the 47 countries in the World Health Organisation’s African Region are implementing comprehensive mental health integration into primary…
Kaduna Psychiatric Hospital Launches Telepsychiatry Service
KADUNA, Nigeria – Patients receiving treatment at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, can now access follow-up mental healthcare remotely under a new telepsychiatry service…
When Mothers Kill: What Mental Health, the Law Reveal
ABUJA, Nigeria- What happens when a mother who kills her child is also believed to be suffering from severe mental illness? Recent cases in…
WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat
LAGOS, Nigeria – For Olanrewaju Bakare, the loss of his private-sector job in August 2024 did not leave him time to search for the…
When Surviving Becomes a Crime: Can Nigeria’s Mental Health Reform Save Lives?
LAGOS, Nigeria – One of the darkest moments in Jane Ayoola’s life did not end with death. It ended with survival—and the possibility of…