ABUJA, Nigeria — The Presidency has extended warm greetings to Nigerian workers in celebration of the 2026 International Workers’ Day, with special recognition for persons with disabilities, applauding their resilience…
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria National Association of the Deaf has congratulated workers across the country on the 2026 International Workers’ Day, while commending Deaf professionals for their resilience and…
BADAGRY, Lagos — Stakeholders have called on persons with disabilities (PwDs) to embrace self-leadership and purposeful living as a pathway to success and community impact. The call came during a…
Deaf athletes and stakeholders in Nigeria have expressed outrage over the exclusion of Deaf sports from the list of compulsory events for the 2026 National Sports Festival, warning that the…
ABUJA — Over 200 participants, including children with autism, parents, caregivers, and advocates, took to the streets of the Federal Capital Territory in a four-kilometre awareness walk, calling for stronger…
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Planning Committee of the African Inclusive Economic Summit has sought strategic collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) as preparations intensify for the…
Stakeholders in Rivers State have renewed calls for the passage of a comprehensive disability rights law following a high-level roundtable held in Port Harcourt, an engagement widely described as a…
Persons with disabilities in Adamawa State have called on the Governor of Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to fulfill his commitment to the disability community by signing the amended Adamawa State Disability…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has commended the Plateau State Library Board for its partnership in the Jos Book Fair 2026, describing the initiative as a significant…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has successfully organised a two-day capacity-building workshop in Akwa Ibom State under its project titled Ending Barriers Against Niger-Deltans with Disabilities, aimed at…
The Federal Government has announced plans to enroll two million children with disabilities into schools nationwide as part of efforts to promote inclusive and accessible education under the Renewed Hope…
The Kaduna State Government has commenced the distribution of 100 specialised paediatric wheelchairs to children with mobility impairments as part of efforts to improve inclusion and child development in the…
ABUJA — The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN) has convened a one-day validation workshop to advance efforts toward strengthening financial inclusion for persons with disabilities across Nigeria.…
Former Governor of Kano State and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on governors across Northern Nigeria to prioritise investment in persons with…
Mr. James Lalu, the former Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), has welcomed the formal recognition of the Fellowship of Christians with Disabilities in Nigeria…
