Special Olympics Nigeria (SO Nigeria) celebrated individuals with and without intellectual disabilities through its Unified Champion School (UCS) program platform. The platform facilitated a one-day event titled “Unified Sports Competition…
Disability News
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon Mohammed Abba Isa, has extended a heartfelt congratulations to Ambassador Dr. Chris Nwanoro on his…
Sequel to the earlier promises made by Gombe state government under the administration of governor Alh. Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya to carry along persons with Disabilities in his government, and the…
A kindhearted philanthropist and renowned humanitarian HRM Queen Dr. Haliamat Adenike Tejousho has doled out a sum of N50,000 (fifty thousand naira) to a 20 year old boy simply identified…
Anambra governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has sponsored the enrollment of 1,000 persons with disabilities into the Anambra State Health Insurance Scheme. The event which took at the Governor’s Lodge,…
NNAD President Extols BSAD Leadership As Bauchi Deaf Community Gets New Emir
It was an ecstatic period penultimate Saturday for the entire members of Deaf community of Bauchi state following the decision of the Bauchi State Emirate Council under the able guidance…
THE Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD) has called for easy access to justice for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Lagos State and the country at large. The CCD made…
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, has assured of his administration’s commitment to the welfare of the less privileged, and persons with disabilities (PWDs). The governor gave…
By Yusuf Mohammed Lawan, Gombe Hukumar kula da harkokin masu bukata na musamman wanda akafi sani a turance da ‘National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD)’ ta fara shirye –…
PwDs elected President, Deputy Director of Administration, Internal Auditor of CONGOS
Three Persons with disabilities (PWDs) were elected into 7th Executive Council of the Conference of Non Governmental Organizations (CONGOS) during the general election held on 7th May, 2024. The action…
President Tinubu has mandated Implementation of ECOWAS Regional Action Plan on Disability Inclusion – Abba Isa
Mohammed Abba Isa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, said president Ahmed Bola Tinubu has mandated his office to implement the newly validated ECOWAS…
Building the capacity is a crucial and an important aspect of advancing disability rights in any community or state. For there to be any significant gain, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)…
The General Secretary of Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD ) in Ekiti state, Mr. Oni Femi has praised governor Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji for driving disability inclusion in…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on Nigerian government at all levels, to collaborate with the centre in advancing the ICT skills of persons with disabilities.…
The federal government of Nigeria, Wednesday, June 5, called for the establishment of the ECOWAS Agency for Disability Affairs (EADA). The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,…