By Janefrances Chibundu The federal government has commenced the payment of N20,000 to over 5,000 vulnerable persons, and People With Disabilities (PWDs) in Cross River. Earlier in the month, the…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters has felicitated with Nigeria Christians with Disabilities on the occasion of the 2023 Christmas and New Year celebrations. This is…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities wishes to dissociate from the ongoing circulations of Disability Certificate Forms. INN reports that persons with disabilities in some states have received disability…
By Umar Saleh, Bauchi Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Survivors have expressed determination to pursue their dreams despite the challenges, coupled with their health condition. The survivors under the flagship of…
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday made a personal donation of the sum N4 million to the three special schools in the state and a rehabilitation to mark his…
Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative has organised a walk for sexual right and disability Right in Lagos. Supported by Hivos welead, women with disabilities took over the streets of…
Amidst the harsh economic realities currently affecting many people and non-profit organisations across Nigeria, a faith-based body, the Christ Foundation, as part of its annual tradition held a Christmas fete…
Mr David Anyaele, Founder, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), on Wednesday buried his mother, Mrs Grace Anyaele. Anyaele, who is the Special Assistance to Abia Governor on Persons With…
by Yekini Jimoh The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu has decried the low level of compliance and implementation of the National Disability Act 2018…
The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has said most of the rights of people with disabilities, such as right to education, medical care, employment and free movement…
By Ochogwu Sunday The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, has urged education stakeholders to desist from rejecting Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, in school environments. Sununu made the…
The Osun State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities, JONAPWD, has enjoined the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, to help fasten the…
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. James David Lalu has reiterated the Commission’s efforts towards improving the welfare, rights and dignity of persons with disabilities (PWDs)…
Stakeholders have called for more inclusion of women with disabilities in decision making table and government appointments in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call at the Disability Inclusion in Governance…
By Oswald Agwu. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in collaboration with the Ebonyi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has graduated twenty survivors of gender-based violence in…
