An NGO, Advocacy For Women With Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has trained 30 women and girls with disabilities, self help group leaders in response to sexual gender based violence (SGBV), human…
Recounting the contributions by Sightsavers Nigeria in the last few years, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has applauded the efforts of the…
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno has commenced disbursement of N100 million Education Trust fund to Persons with Disability. Similarly, Governor Eno has released funds for onward disbursement of…
Sightsavers Nigeria is commemorating seven decades of collaborative work to protect sight and campaign for disability rights. Since 1953, in collaboration with national and state governments and partners, Sightsavers in…
Members of the Northern Nigeria Disability Forum in Taraba State have appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing one of their members as a special adviser. The forum particularly appreciated…
The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Disability, Bashiru Dauda says the Committee would convene a stakeholders’ engagement on the issues affecting Persons with disability in Nigeria. He also pledged…
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, and Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, have joined forces to enhance the…
To further expand the frontiers of partnership for inclusivity of Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has called…
By Lanre Oloyede Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is determined to uplift…
The Nigerian Bar Association Lawyers with Disabilities Forum (“NBA-LWDF”), has extended their warmest congratulations to Hon. Mohammed ABBA Isa, on his appointment as the Senior Special Adviser to the President…
The Federal Government has announced that it will provide low-interest loans of up to N1 billion from the Bank of Industry to persons with disabilities across Nigeria. This announcement was…
The Centre for Citizens with Disability has called on security agencies in the country to be human when dealing with People with Disabilities by not brutalising them. The Administrative Manager,…
The Federal Government has approved a ten per cent inclusion for Persons With Disabilities, PWDs in all Federal Government interventions and schemes of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and…
President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu through the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) launched a series of empowerment programs that are set to revolutionize the lives of individuals with…
The Federal Government says in order to meet the needs of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) must set up disability desks and assign officials…
