Kano State Government has distributed food items and cows to persons with disabilities (PWDs) and 13 rehabilitation centres in the state. Speaking during the donations, the state governor, Abba Kabir…
By Abubakar Labaran, Nasarawa Nasarawan Zanwa Development Association has presented an award to Personal Assistant (PA) to Nasarawa State Governor, on Disability Affairs, Mallam Umar Dahiru. The award was presented…
By Funke Busari Living with a disability often means not getting a chance to enjoy equality or inclusion, especially in the areas of inclusive education and health coverage. This has…
Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the country are fighting against stereotypes used against them by the society. They lamented that stereotypes promoted by the society against them can be dehumanising,…
Kogi Central People with Disabilities Association has expressed deepest appreciation and gratitude for the outstanding work done by Chief Securities of Okene Local Government and Security agencies team in apprehending…
As Muslims in Nigeria celebrate Eid al-Adha, Women Rights Initiative (WORI) has lamented the plight of people with disabilities (PWDs) in the country. Nigeria is one of the major countries…
About 63% young people with disabilities in Nigeria, (mostly female with disabilities), are out of education, employment and training (NEET). A research study conducted by International Centre for Evidence on…
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has pleaded with those planning to celebrate his upcoming birthday to channel all gifts and donations to the Roseluyi Exceptional Students Academy, for…
The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has commenced the payment of monthly stipends to the persons with disabilities in the state. The Press Secretary to the Governor, Mallam Abubakar Bawa,…
No fewer than 25 young people with disabilities were trained over the weekend by Sightsavers Nigeria on Information Technology (IT) skills in Kano. The exercise was part of the commitment…
Akwa Ibom State Government has instituted a one hundred Million naira Education Intervention Fund to assist the students with disabilities of Akwa Ibom origin and residing in the state and…
A group, Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to include persons with disabilities (PWDs) in his administration to ensure fairness and…
By Ibrahim Ramalan The Persons With Disability, PWDs, have written an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to prioritise the inclusion of PWDs in his cabinet appointments,…
Sen. Shehu Sani has called on President Bola Tinubu and governors across the country to appoint special advisers on disabilities. Sani, former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, made the call when…
By Chukwunyere Nwosu (INN), Abuja Ability Plus Ventures, a project of the Ability Plus Initiative (API), was launched on Sunday, with the aim to empower and recognize individuals with disabilities…
