…Pushes For Equity On Employment For PWDs The Disability Rights Advocacy Center – DRAC has called on the Benue State Government to domesticate the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition)…
By Cole Praise Advocates for inclusion in Nigeria have expressed dissatisfaction with what they described as inadequate provisions put in place for the participation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in…
The Cedar Seed Foundation has completed voter education training for targeted 20, 000 persons with disabilities women and youth across FCT and Kaduna states. The ten days training which commenced…
From Ighomuaye Lucky As the world celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, has pledged to personally ensure the full…
By Emmanuel Ukoh The Nigerian Government has pledged to be disability sensitive in supporting and providing a conducive environment towards promoting the participation of Persons with Disabilities in governance. The…
Federal government has reassured Nigerians of its resolve to ensure an inclusive society for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar…
By, Mnena Iyorkgh The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA has provided a Disability-enabled Primary Healthcare Centre to the disabled persons in Karon Magiji, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory,…
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World Disability Day: Super Parents Foundation calls for healthcare access for children with disabilities
The Super Parents Foundation, an initiative that focuses on supporting vulnerable persons especially parents of children with disabilities, children with disabilities and young widows, has called for free healthcare access…
By Luqmon Balogun The Lagos State government has empowered over two thousand persons with disabilities in the State. The Government donated assistive devices and empowerment grants to them in commemoration…
The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has said that the first public school with a ramp specially designed for physically challenged students, in Ohombo, Ajah, has…
By Ogunbayo Oluwaseyi (INN), Ogun The need for regular promotion of understanding of Disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, right and well-being of persons with disabilities has again…
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Create disaggregated database as priority step for planning disability-related interventions – DADI
The Disability Awareness and Development Initiative (DADI) has called for creation of a disaggregated database of Persons with Disabilities as a priority step for planning disability-related interventions. The group made…
By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis The All Progressives Congress on Saturday saluted the over 25 million Persons with Disabilities for the dignity, achievements and global recognition they had impacted on the country.…
By Chinwe Onuigbo The senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, and Young Progressives Party (YPP) Candidate for the 2023 Anambra South Senatorial Election, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi…
By Abdulfatai Kadir (INN), Kwara The Governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Alhaji Yakub Olayiwola Gobir, has donated a sum of five hundred thousand naira ( N500,000.00) to…