Nigeria, March 22 -- For many Nigerians, daily living has become a relentless struggle. In cities like Lagos, many leave home very early and sometimes spend hours in traffic. They return home late at night, after enduring hours of traffic congestion, but are welcomed by erratic power supply and the noise of generators. In many parts of the country, farmers and people generally face the threats of climate change and insurgency, which are disrupting livelihoods and exacerbating food insecurity. In a way, stress triggers have become a recurring decimal for the vast majority of Nigerians.

Now, chronic stress is said to be a sense of feeling pressured and overwhelmed over a long period. Stress, ordinarily, is the body's reaction to a challeng...