The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has formally recognized the Deafblind Cluster during a strategic courtesy visit by the group to the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The engagement…
The Federal Government has introduced a new policy to institutionalize the teaching and learning of sign language in all basic education schools across Nigeria as part of efforts to promote…
As the world marks the International Deafblind Awareness Week, the Deafblind Inclusion and Advocacy Network–Nigeria (DBIAN) has extended warm wishes to all individuals living with Deafblindness both in Nigeria and…
The Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation (LALIF) has advocated for equal access to community life and social services for persons with deaf-blindness and other disabilities in Nigeria. This call was…
Mr. Aliyu Usman, National President of the Joint National Association for Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), has formally recognized the newly formed Deaf-blind Association, the “Deaf-blind Support Initiative,” as Nigeria’s 8th…
In an effort to strengthen the voice of the deaf-blind community in Nigeria, the “DeafBlind Support Initiative” has been launched with support from Disability Rights Fund, aiming to foster unity…
The Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation (LALIF) is set to unveil a new association aimed at advocating for the inclusion and recognition of the Deaf-blind community in Nigeria. This landmark…
Lagos has become the first state in Nigeria to officially declare support for Usher Syndrome Awareness Day, marking the third Saturday of September each year as a day to raise…
Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation (LALIF) has called for collaboration at both Federal and State levels to raise awareness about Usher Syndrome and curb the spread of the condition to…
The Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation (LALIF) has urged both Federal and State governments of Nigeria to officially recognize and support the annual Global Usher Syndrome Awareness Day. This appeal…
With a growing population of over 35 million Persons With Disabilities in Nigeria, the need to identify the seemingly unnoticed fraction of the macro-disability world has yet caught the attention…
Persons with Deaf-blindness in Nigeria are set to launch their own Association by September, Mr Solomon Okelola, the Executive Director of Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation, has said. Okelola noted…
Wife of the Lagos State governor, Her Excellency, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has urged Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation (LALIF) to work with the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs…
By Adewale Adeyanju (INN), Lagos Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation (LALIF), has appealed to stakeholders in disability community, the Lagos State Government and its various MDAs as well as society…
A 29 year old, Abdulsalami Rauf is in dire need of the sum of N1.5 million to undergo brain operation. The call for help was disclosed in a letter made…
