A Gender Studies scholar and mental health advocate, Prof. Eugenia Akpa has called for greater attention to the psychological well-being of men affected by conflict, particularly those living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) and refugee camps.
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The Anambra State Government has announced several big projects, including plans to build a state rehabilitation center to help people with mental health problems. It is also getting ready to open the Solution Fun City to the public on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Mental health experts say society needs to change how it sees men showing emotions. They warn that stopping men from expressing feelings—especially crying—is quietly harming them. This leads to shorter lives, more suicides, and long-term health problems in men.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has promised to keep protecting older people in the area from different kinds of abuse. This includes abuse that affects their health, body, emotions, money, and mental well-being
A report by the World Health Organisation says 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions.
The Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) has urged doctors on early detection and timely intervention of mental health challenges, as well as preventive measures for the promotion of mental well-being.
Fidelity Bank Plc has donated essential equipment to the newly established Gilgal Rehabilitation Community Foundation in Ayobo, Lagos State, to support mental health development in the area.
The President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Prof. Taiwo Obindo has called for improved access to mental health care by integrating it into Primary Health Care (PHC).
Stigmatisation of mental health does more harm than good, a Professor of Psychiatry, Taiwo Sheikh, said on Friday.
A Clinical Psychiatrist at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Dr Otu Egbe, has warned that the rising rate of drug abuse is tearing apart the fabric of society.