The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has distributed empowerment materials to residents and people with disabilities (PWDs) in the council as part of the…
An NGO, CBM Global Disability Inclusion, has unveiled its three-year country strategic plan (CSP) titled, “Collaborative Actions to End the Cycle of Poverty and Disability (COLLABO: 2023-2026)” in Nigeria. Its…
The Special Education Centre, Gombe, has graduated 13th set of graduands with disabilities, for the year 2023, since it’s inception in 1999. Speaking at the formal send forth ceremony organized…
As part of activities organised by FAECARE Foundation in her Disability Rights Initiative Project, advocacy, awareness and courtesy visits to key audiences and stakeholders were carried out. A team of…
The Kano State Government says People With Disabilities, PWDs, in state with requisite qualifications, will benefit from the recently re-introduced state government overseas scholarship scheme. The State Commissioner for Education,…
The Federal Government says it has enrolled 500 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) into the 8 National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), to enhance access to quality healthcare services. The Permanent Secretary,…
By Justina Simon The National Chairman of All Progressive Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to create a ministry for Persons with Disabilities (PWD). Adamu made the…
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms and the All Rights Foundation Africa have signed a memorandum on the implementation of social inclusion and 5% employment slot of persons with disabilities…
By Oswald Agwu, Abakaliki. A Disability Rights organization, Hope Inspired Foundation for Women and Youth, HIFWYD has set up a 10-man Technical Working Committee to protect and advance the rights…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has distributed tools to aid social and educational needs of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). The tools were handed over to the beneficiaries…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), National Leader, PWDs, Tolu Bankole has commended the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for insisting on the full implementation of…
By Kehinde Akintola The House of Representatives on Thursday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allocate 10% of appointive positions for persons with disabilities in Nigeria. The resolution was passed…
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and to ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi has urged Barthiya Wesley, a lawmaker with physical disability, to use his position as speaker of Adamawa State…
By Yetunde Ayobami Ojo To improve the quality of legislation in the country, Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) has got approval for a blueprint on digital library…
By Dayyabu Tanimu, Bauchi Bauchi State Governor Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammad has distributed 20 cows to Persons With Disabilities in Bauchi state in the spirit of Eid-Al-Adha celebration. The Governor,…
