As the May Day celebration holds today, Muslim Association of Visually Impaired of Nigeria (MAVIN) has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and governors-elect to provide jobs and opportunities for persons…
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JONAPWD To Sanwo-Olu: Make Disability Community Sustainable, Appoint Governing Board To Regulate LASODA
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Lagos State Chapter has called on Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to immediately put on course, a process to…
Cedar Seed Foundation has disclosed how corruption adversely affect Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria. The disclosure was made at a public policy forum tagged: “Social Inclusion: Nigerian Accountability Conversations”. The…
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Abia Disability Commission: PAD Urges Alex Otti To Shun Out-going Administration’s Board Appointment
Progressive Abians with Disabilities (PAD) has called on Governor-elect Dr. Alex Chioma Otti not to recognize appointments into the Board of the State’s Disability Commission made by the outgoing Government.…
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Gov Adeleke commissions skill acquisition centre for persons with disabilities in Osun
Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has commissioned a newly built Skill Acquisition Centre For Persons With Disability (PWDs) in the state, with a declaration to include PWDs…
The UN Global Compact Network Nigeria and an International nongovernmental organization, Sightsavers have urged private-sector employers in Nigeria and across West Africa to advance disability inclusion in their workplaces and…
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NCPWD Boss Champions High-level Political Appointments To Actualize Renewed Hope For Nigerians
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has called on the incoming administration to build on the founding legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari by…
As part of his stewardship to the community of Persons With Disabilities at the recent general elections, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu…
The Albino Foundation (TAF Africa) has tasked the president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and governors-elect to appoint Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) as ministers and commissioners. Mr Jake Epelle, the Founder and…
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Inclusive Education for Kaduna PWDs: We have a long way to go – ES Disability Board
By Uangbaoje Alex The Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Disability Affairs Board, Aliyu Yakasai on Tuesday noted that the State still have a long way to go in the inclusion of…
The federal government has revealed that there is high rate of violence against women, children, and other persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the country. The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame…
In appreciation to the efforts of Enugu State House Of Assembly and the Executive arm of Enugu State government to ensure that appropriate measures are put in place to protect…
The disability community in Kaduna State has appealed to the governor-elect, Senator Uba Sani, to appoint Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) into his cabinet. Representatives of the community made the appeal…
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FTH Gombe Employs Two Sign Language Interpreters, Recruits 10 PWDs As Hospital Staff
It was a happy moment for the deaf community of Gombe State when management of the Federal Teaching Hospital, FTH, Gombe announced appointment of two sign language interpreters to bring…
By Ngozi Egenuka Bothered by the terrible state of schools for children with disability, BIC, in partnership with Raising Star Africa Foundation has concluded renovation on a block of three…