Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
Over 200 officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) across the country have been trained on mental health awareness, which was facilitated by Instinct Resource Services (IRS) Limited in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The training was part of efforts of the NIS Comptroller-General, Mr. Idris Isah Jere, to enhance the productivity of officers and men of the service.
The Managing Director of IRS, Mr. Ayuba Fagbemi, in a statement issued yesterday, lamented that despite being an integral part of wellbeing, mental health was being neglected in the country.
Quoting statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO), Fagbemi said worldwide, 450 million people suffer from mental disorder and 25 per cent of the population would have mental illness at sometimes in their lives.
He said research had also shown that emotional intelligence accounted for nearly 90 per cent of what set high performers apart from others, and…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
