Disability Rights Bill

A call for Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State to domesticate the disability bill before bowing out of office on May 29, 2023, has been made. The call was…

By Bolanle Akinlade. Zamfara State Government has assured speedy passage and signing of the State’s Social Protection Bill, Disability Bill and Child Protection Bill into laws. The Secretary to the…

Anambra State, office of the Governor on Disability Matters has launched a special website. The website built by OGDM ICT team is headed by Mr. Ugonna Bonaventure Umeokwonna, a visually-impaired…

Janet Ogundepo captures the challenges of persons living with disabilities despite the disability rights law On a cold evening after a morning downpour, a lady identified only as Mercy went…

Secretary to the Edo State Government, Barr. Osarodion Ogie has stated the readiness of the State Government to fast track passage of the State’s Disability Bill through the house of…

By CHIBUZOR OKOYE The Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Disability Matters, Barrister Chuks Ezewuzie has expressed gratitude to the wife of the state Governor, Dr. Ebelechukwu Obiano for…

By Collins Nweze The Disability and Covid Second Global Town Hall Meeting in Commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities took place on the 3rd of December 2020…

By Chimezie Godfrey The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) says it will sue the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), should persons with disabilities (PWDs) be excluded from the…

Paul Orude, Bauchi Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has said that his administration will promote and uplift the general well-being of persons with physical Disabilities in the State. The Governor…

…says all lives matter By Adesina Wahab The Chief Executive Officer, La Mode Magazine, Sandra Odige, has called for the full implementation of the Nigeria Disability Law, noting that doing…

There are high hopes that the Disability Bill in Sokoto State will soon become a law as it passed its second reading at the State House of Assembly on Friday.…

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s edition of International Youth Day, a call has gone out to the President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister…

The Gombe State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of Disability Right Bill from the Joint Association of Persons with Disability (Gombe State Chapter). Secretary of the Joint Association and…

The Federal Government on Tuesday said efforts were ongoing towards the establishment of the National Commission for Persons Living with Disabilities in Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it will partner with the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDSD) in the establishment of the National Commission…