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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…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The 2025 capital budget will remain open for implementation until the end of December 2026 after the House of Representatives approved…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerians could soon access federal laws in Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and other indigenous languages under a National Assembly initiative aimed at…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has questioned the constitutional implications of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima being outside…
For decades, a person who survived a suicide attempt in Nigeria could face criminal prosecution instead of receiving mental health support. That could soon…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an amendment to the National Mental Health Act to remove criminal penalties for attempted…
LAGOS, Nigeria – As millions of Nigerians struggle with soaring food prices, rising transport costs and shrinking household incomes, one line in the Federal…
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Healthcare Providers’ Association of Nigeria (HACPAN) has expressed concern over the proposed National Health Facility Regulatory Agency of Nigeria (NHFRA)…
ABUJA, Nigeria – A coalition of more than 100 Nigerian, African and international civil society organisations has urged the National Assembly to halt consideration…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Senate has approved ₦404.07 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, endorsing the agency’s 2025 and 2026 budgets to strengthen…
