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…
The Joint National Association for Persons With Disabilities, Gombe State Chapter has continued to demand inclusion into governance, opportunities, and access to healthcare and education. The state Chairman, Dr Ishiyaku…
A community development initiative, Project Enable Africa, has restated its commitment to take many Persons with Disabilities out of labour market. It said this is achievable through its skills acquisition…
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Students With Disabilities Decry Discrimination In BSU, Call For NNAD/NCPWD’s Intervention
For students with disabilities in Borno State University, all isn’t well. This past week there was rude shock as the news of gross discrimination against a couple Deaf students seeking…
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RAMADAN 2023: KOSODA Chairman Felicitates With Muslims, Advocates Godly Love Towards PWDs
The Board Chairman, Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs (KOSODA), Hon. Ibrahim Daniel Arome has congratulated Muslim faithfuls in the State and Nigeria at large as they celebrate Ramadan today.…
The Board Chairman, Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs, Hon Ibrahim Daniel Arome has described the Rector, Kogi State Polytechnic, Dr Usman Ogbo as a true mirror of inclusion. Arome…
As Nigeria prepares for the 2023 National Population and Housing Census, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has urged Persons with Disabilities all…
A Coalition of Disability Organisations (CODO), has wants stakeholders in the aviation sub-secto to ensure accessible facilities for persons with disabilities within the Airports environment. The Executive Director of the…
by Pamela Ephraim A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Disability Rights Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC), has expressed concerns over alleged discrimination of a female student by Edo State College of Nursing Sciences.…
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Umuahia South Chapter, has congratulated David Anyaele on appointment and inauguration as member of the Transition Committee Council of Governor-elect, Dr…
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Abia Governor-elect appoints David Anyaele member of Transition Council for Alex Otti
Abia state governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti has appointed, a person with disability, David Obinna Anyaele, among members of the Transition Council, as he inaugurated his council in Aba on Friday,…
By Chima Azubuike Some Persons With Disabilities in Gombe, on Thursday decried distance from the arrival/departure to the aircraft, lack of universally acceptable wheelchairs and unfriendly toilets as some of…
By Timothy Agbor As People With Disabilities in Nigeria often lament ill treatments and violence, especially from their intimate partners and relatives, stakeholders, including Inclusive Friends Association, have trained some…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with State Accountability, Transparency, and Effectiveness (State2State), Bauchi Field Office has commenced a two-day Disability Inclusion Awareness Training for some…
As part of FAECARE Foundation’s Disability Rights Initiative Project, supported by Disability Rights Fund, a team from the organization carried out an Advocacy visit to a key stakeholder, International Federation…