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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SEDOO Initiative for Children with Special Needs (SECHILD), an NGO, has called for increased attention to children with disabilities. The President of the group, Mrs Kawan Anjira, made the call…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, in partnership with the Federal Government, on Monday sensitised students with disability in the Federal Capital Territory on menstrual hygiene health and management. The…
From Sola Ojo Kaduna children at the weekend asked Governor Nasir El-Rufai to provide wheelchairs for physically challenged children and sign language interpreters for those with hearing impairments to aid…
The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) has called for the inclusion of children with disabilities into regular schools as a means of ending every form of discriminatory practices against them. The…
By Collins Nnabuife A renowned Artist, Professor Bruce Onobrakpeya has asked the National Assembly to promulgate abspecial legislation and policies to protect children with special needs from societal abuse. Professor…
