Nigeria records 16,000 suicides annually, Senator calls for urgent legislative action

Dailynigerian | 01-09-2025 02:07am |

Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC – Cross River South) has called for urgent legislative action to address Nigeria’s rising suicide rates, citing World Health Organisation, WHO, estimates of approximately 16,000 suicide deaths annually. Mr Ekpenyong made the call in Abuja, on Sunday when he received members of the Suicide Prevention Advocacy Working Group, a coalition of psychiatrists,

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