HEALTH TALK: Mental illness and stigmatization in Nigeria (Part 2)
By Suleiman Tajudeen …continued from last week mental health conditions, leading to discrimination, social exclusion, and marginalization. Major Causes of Stigmatization Cultural and traditional beliefs: Many Nigerians…
Permanent Secretary commissions digital staff clinic
CITIZENS COMPASS– The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs, Dr. Anuma Ogbonnaya Nlia, has commissioned a staff clinic with digital equipment to provide free health care delivery to all…
My leadership institute will reclaim Africa—Obasanjo
CITIZENS COMPASS– Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, said that the new Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute (OOLI) is not only an institute, but also a movement aimed to…
Hoodlums push 20-year-old boy from storey building, rob parents in Lagos
…Police detain 23 teenagers CITIZENS COMPASS– Some hoodlums have reportedly pushed a 20-year-old boy from a storey building in Mushin area of Lagos State. The incident occurred on…
Nestlé, ministry collaborate on Dairy Technical Skills Development Program
CITIZENS COMPASS– Nestlé Nigeria Plc on Tuesday, announced an ongoing collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to launch a Dairy Technical Skills Development Program. This initiative, formalized…
Wema Bank wins ‘Commercial Bank of the Year’ at 2025 Nairametrics Capital Market Awards
CITIZENS COMPASS– Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has been announced as the winner of the 'Commercial Bank of the…
POCACOV marks Children’s Day, sends anti-cultism message to Lagos schools
CITIZENS COMPASS–Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has celebrated Children's Day with a message to youths to avoid bullying, cultism, violence, and other social vices which may…
Police arrest five suspects over assault on vice-principal who prevented cheating during WAEC
CITIZENS COMPASS– The Police Command in Ondo State says five suspects have been arrested following the assault on a vice-principal during the West African Examination Council (WAEC) examination held…
Police arrest gang members, recover weapons, suspected stolen vehicle
CITIZENS COMPASS– Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended six suspected gang members and recovered arms, ammunition, and an unregistered vehicle suspected to be stolen. The suspects…
NDLEA official electrocuted at home
CITIZENS COMPASS– An official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and a passerby were electrocuted on Monday, in Okrika, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. The…
