The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has called for stronger disability-inclusive measures to protect children with disabilities affected by…
The Plateau State Chapter of the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Nigeria (SCIAN) has called for increased public awareness, early acceptance of spinal cord injuries and stronger government investment in…
The Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, Jos, has distributed 100 free wheelchairs to persons with disabilities in Giade Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The outreach, hosted by Dr. Anas…
The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Princess Emem Ibanga, has presented two brand-new wheelchairs to a couple living with disabilities, Mr. Nseobong Thompson and his wife, Mrs. Uduak…
The Chairman of the Abia State Disability Commission, Dr. David Anyaele, has said the commission’s core mandate is to dismantle barriers preventing persons with disabilities (PWDs) from fully participating in…
The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) has disbursed a special intervention fund of N24 million to 12 registered Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) across the state to…
By Ishaq Dan-Imam, Lokoja The Kogi APC Disability Campaign Network (KAD-CAN-WIN for Tinubu/Ododo 2027), a coalition of politicians with disabilities in Kogi State, has inaugurated its campaign structure ahead of…
Disability rights advocates have criticised United Bank for Africa (UBA) over the use of terms including “deaf and dumb” and “illiterate” in an indemnity document issued in connection with ATM…
Damaturu, Yobe State – Efforts to strengthen the implementation of the Yobe State Disability Law received a boost as the Taimako Community Development Initiative (TCDI) convened a two-day symposium for…
The Pioneer Executive Chairman of the Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission (NSDRC), Hon. Saleh Barde Keana, has highlighted what he described as major achievements of the administration of Governor Abdullahi…
YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE — September 2, 2026: The Centre for Disability Rights, Empowerment and Development (CDRED) has honoured the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, with its Governor’s Excellence Award…
The disability community has recorded what has been described as a historic milestone in Nigeria’s policing history following a landmark engagement with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu,…
MISАU, Bauchi State — No fewer than 100 persons with disabilities in Misau and Dambam Local Government Areas of Bauchi State have received free wheelchairs in an intervention aimed at…
A technology platform designed to connect persons with disabilities to employment and skills development opportunities has emerged winner of the 2026 Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Hackathon, taking home the N3…
A Nigerian former care worker, Ediongseyene Essien, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United Kingdom for a series of burglary and robbery offences targeting elderly and…
