Governments at all levels and media practitioners have been advised to bring to the front burner issues relating to people with disabilities and find a way of addressing them. The…
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Updated: Gov Ikpeazu Appoints Eldad Monu Chairman Of Abia State Disability Commission
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has appointed Mr. Eldad Monu, a Person with Disability, as chairman of the State’s Disability Commission. Eldad Monu, a Deaf person, was yesterday inaugurated…
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Foundation urges PDP to appoint PWDs as Ministers, Commissioners at National and Sub National Cabinet
The Albion Foundation (TAF) Africa has called for appointment of persons with disabilities as Ministers and Commissioners at the National and sub-national cabinet. The Founder/CEO, Amb. Jake Epelle made the…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Edo State command has assured Edo State chapter of Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) of partnership and security of…
FAECARE Foundation has trained it’s board, staff and volunteers on safeguarding, and all associated policies with support from Disability Rights Fund (DRF). The one day organisational development workshop focused on…
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Abia Disability Commission: JONAPWD urges Gov Ikpeazu to pause imposition, inauguration of board appointment
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Abia State chapter has called on Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu to pause any imposition and inauguration of a governing…
In order to activate sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the 2018 Prohibition Act, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has advocated…
A presidential aspirant under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 presidential elections and founder and chief Responsibility Officer, Centre for Ability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment (CARE), Dr Chike Okogwu,…
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…