Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries To raise mental health awareness, Nigerian swims length of Lagos' longest bridge By: FOXNews.com April 02, 2024 at 09:55 AM EDT A Nigerian swimmer named Akinrodoye Samuel sought to raise awareness of mental health issues by swimming the length of the longest bridge in Lagos, nearly 7.45 miles. Nigerian swimmer Akinrodoye Samuel has tried to raise awareness of mental health in Africa's most populous nation, swimming nearly 7.45 miles, the length of the longest bridge in Lagos where many people have jumped to their deaths.Samuel, a swimming coach, said he was moved by the experience of a friend who nearly took his own life due to depression.MORE THAN 130 ABDUCTED SCHOOLCHILDREN IN NIGERIA ARE RETURNING HOME AFTER WEEKS IN CAPTIVITYA 2021 UNICEF report showed one in six Nigerians aged between 15 and 24 were depressed, anxious or had other mental health issues. Medical professionals say the stigma associated with mental health in Nigeria's culturally conservative society makes it difficult for people to open up."We are doing this, too, so people don't just think that suicide is the next option," Samuel told Reuters after finishing the swim in the Lagos Lagoon on Saturday. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
To raise mental health awareness, Nigerian swims length of Lagos' longest bridge By: FOXNews.com April 02, 2024 at 09:55 AM EDT A Nigerian swimmer named Akinrodoye Samuel sought to raise awareness of mental health issues by swimming the length of the longest bridge in Lagos, nearly 7.45 miles. Nigerian swimmer Akinrodoye Samuel has tried to raise awareness of mental health in Africa's most populous nation, swimming nearly 7.45 miles, the length of the longest bridge in Lagos where many people have jumped to their deaths.Samuel, a swimming coach, said he was moved by the experience of a friend who nearly took his own life due to depression.MORE THAN 130 ABDUCTED SCHOOLCHILDREN IN NIGERIA ARE RETURNING HOME AFTER WEEKS IN CAPTIVITYA 2021 UNICEF report showed one in six Nigerians aged between 15 and 24 were depressed, anxious or had other mental health issues. Medical professionals say the stigma associated with mental health in Nigeria's culturally conservative society makes it difficult for people to open up."We are doing this, too, so people don't just think that suicide is the next option," Samuel told Reuters after finishing the swim in the Lagos Lagoon on Saturday. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd