Nigeria records about 16,000 suicide deaths every year, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates, prompting fresh calls for urgent…
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Suicide has quietly emerged as one of the most pressing challenges facing Nigerian youths today. Recent reports have shown that…
There is growing tension at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State. This follows a serious incident where a nursing student, Seyi Ogunjobi, reportedly tried to take his own life after being suspended by the hospital’s medical director and provost, Dr. Paul Agboola. The student had earlier complained of threats and intimidation.
Mental health and skin experts are worried about the growing number of Nigerians dealing with depression and mental health problems caused by long-term skin issues like eczema, acne, psoriasis, and vitiligo.
A psychologist, Prof. Remi Alarape, has advised individuals with suicidal tendencies to seek professional help rather than resort to suicide.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, says the Federal Government
is working toward de-criminalising attempted suicide in the country.
“For the first time in my life, I feel like a failure. Nike died. The lady I just interviewed who said she slept with dogs committed suicide. People heard her story. They abused me. They said we formulated the story that they are not real. I gave her a listening ear, but she didn’t tell me she was going to die.
The Nigeria Suicide Prevention Advocacy Group has called for a holistic approach to prevent and address the determinants of suicide in the country.
A psychiatrist with the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos, has advocated increased awareness on mental health as an antidote to…
The Nigeria Suicide Advocacy Group has called for the decriminalisation of suicide to advance suicide prevention and control in Nigeria.…