Special Olympics Nigeria (SO Nigeria) recently launched the 2024 ESPN Unified Sports Programme with a three-day coach training session at the School for Persons with Special Needs in Osogbo, Osun…
Disability News
The Chairman, Ado Central Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Engr. Toyin Ojo has awarded monthly stipends to thirty selected PWDs across wards under his jurisdiction. Speaking during the cash empowerment…
Following a successful workshop on data mapping organized by the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), the National Social Safety Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO) has taken a significant step…
NCPWD Releases Update On Investigation Into Rano Air Alleged Discrimination Incident
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) said it has initiated a formal investigation into Rano Air following allegations of discrimination against Alhaji Usman Bura Gabai, the State Chairman…
The Abia State Government has warned that it would deploy appropriate sanction on anyone found impersonating the state in the guise of the Chairman of Abia State Disability Commission. Mr…
Eid festival: Presidential aide lauds Kashim Shettima for donating cows, cash to PWDs in Borno
Mohammed Abba Isa, the Senior Special Assistant to the president on special needs and equal opportunities, has thrown enormous praises and gratitude on Vice President of Nigeria, Sen. Kashim Shettima…
NCPWD Set To Launch Compilations Of Research Works Around Special Needs And Disability Studies
The National Commission for Persons With Disabilities in collaboration with the Federal University of Lafia is calling for submissions of research works conducted on Disabilities as well as Special Needs…
NCPWD Laments Denials of Access to Good Education for Children With Disabilities in Nigeria
The National Commission for Persons With Disabilities has affirmed that Children with disabilities suffer denials to good and inclusive education. Dr. James David Lalu, the Executive Secretary of the Commission,…
As the global Muslim populace commemorates the yearly holy festival of eid-el adha celebration this week amid intense socioeconomic challenges that recently culminated into the ever-increasing high cost of living,…
Foundation Commends Lagos Govt For Promoting Inclusive Education, Asks for more.
By Adewale Adeyanju, Lagos Friends of the Deaf International Foundation (FDF) has praised Lagos State Government for being at the forefront of promoting Inclusive Education through Lagos State Universal Basic…
Some stakeholders have called for improvement in the nation’s electioneering processes to ensure credible, free, and fair elections come 2027. They spoke in their various remarks in Ibadan at the…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has distributed rice palliatives to over 1,000 beneficiaries in Yobe State, continuing the…
By Umar Saleh, Bauchi The Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad has disbursed 11 cows and 12 Rams to persons with disabilities as the state sallah package in Bauchi to…
As Nigerians gather to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has urged the public to embrace the spirit of the season by showing compassion, respect…
AWWDI Advocates Gender-Disability Inclusive Climate Change Policies At National Assembly
The Advocacy Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has called for comprehensive inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in all climate change-related policies and programs at the National Assembly. The event…