On the International Day of Education, January 24th, Sightsavers Nigeria is calling on governments, organisations, and communities to take action to ensure that inclusive education becomes a reality for all…
by Royal Ibeh Amid challenges posed by parenting a child with disability, the Chinua Children Care Foundation has called for more support for children with disabilities in Nigeria. The coordinator…
By Abiodun Nejo The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Abiodun Oyebanji, has urged friends, family, well-wishers and the general public to halt any plan they might have for his 55th birthday…
Children with Disabilities
Group Visits School of Children With Disabilities, Promotes Intl Volunteering Day
Henkel Nigeria visited the Ibadan Municipal Government School (IMG) in recognition of both International Volunteer Day and International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on 5th and 3rd of December…
In a bid to identify with the plights of vulnerable children and show some love and affection to Students with Disabilities and persons living with HIV/AIDs (PLWHIV), Kishimi Shelter and…
Children with Disabilities
Tanzania cancels Independence Day celebration, to use $445k budget to build dormitories for children with special needs
Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan has cancelled the country’s Independence Day celebration. The Independence Day celebration was scheduled to hold on Friday. Hassan, the country’s first female president, directed that the…
Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities exhibit art works to raise fund for school in Benin
Some children of Salem Montessori Special Needs School in Benin, the Edo capital, on Wednesday, participated in an International Arts Exhibition, as a way to raise funds for their school.…
Children with Disabilities
Bill to mandate schools to provide facilities for students with disabilities pass 2nd reading
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to make it compulsory for schools to provide facilities for children with special needs. The legislation is titled…
Children with Disabilities
Centre donates educational materials to 40 students with disabilities in Sokoto
The Nagari Gender and Disability Right Development Centre has donated educational materials to 40 students of the AbdulRashid Adisa Raji Special School, Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
By Luqmon Balogun The Lagos State government has acknowledged the contributions of Mothers with disabilities and Mothers of children with the same challenge. The government says their immense contributions to…
Stakeholders in Osun State have called on the state government to make public schools accessible for Children and Young Persons with Disabilities. This was the thrust of a stakeholders meeting…
Children with Disabilities
NGO gifts Back-to-School kits to Students with Disabilities, less Privileged
Human Development Initiatives (HDI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has distributed over 400 back-to-school kits to students with disabilities and less privileged children. The Executive Director, HDI, Mrs Olufunso Owasanoye, made…
Children with Disabilities
Old Students Association Decries Marginalization Of Children With Disabilities By Society
The President, Special Education Deaf Old Students Association, SPEDOSA, Comrade Nura Bashir, has expressed concerns over the general, lackluster attitudes of society towards students with disabilities. Bashir who was represented…
Children with Disabilities
Prioritise inclusive education for children with disabilities, ActionAid tells FG, states
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government and other state Governments to prioritise inclusive education for children, especially girls and children with disabilities and addressing other barriers…
A firm, Procter & Gamble, has supported 100 child amputees with prosthetic legs. At the annual walkathon, organised by The Irede Foundation, the firm urged well-meaning Nigerians to donate artificial…