By Oni Femi (INN), Ekiti Journalists have been charged to embark on reporting women politicians positively in media space. This call was made during a two-day media training for political…
Disability News
Internatinal Day of Persons With Disabilities: Project Enable announces nominees for 2022 DIAL Awards
By Waliat Musa As the world commemorates the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, Project Enable Africa has announced the nominees for the 2022 Disability Inclusion and…
As part of effort to commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) that seeks to promote economic social and inclusion of PWDs, Joint National Association of Persons with…
The Executive Director, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, David Anyaele, has called for domestication of Disability Act in 17 Nigerian states. Anyaele made the call in a statement issued on…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has said that Children With Disabilities deserve better attention and parental care. The Executive Secretary made this…
The Action Against Trafficking in Persons Cluster of the Justice Development and Peace Commission Abuja, has sensitised People with Disabilities (PWDs) on the dangers of human trafficking. At the sensitisation…
The leadership of Gombe state Association of the Deaf, GOMSAD, has urged Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the Executive Governor of Gombe state to establish an Agency for Persons with Disabilities to…
The Network of Women with Disabilities has sensitised desk officers in situation rooms from Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Network of Women with Disabilities from the six spotlight states…
By Haruna Usman As Nigerians set to cast ballot in 2023, the National electoral umpire is flooded with several demands from complaints of permanent voters cards to several unresolved issues…
Disability News
People with disabilities will not vote for Atiku over PDP’s derogatory comment on Tinubu – Ayuba Gufwan
The Executive Director, Beautiful Gate Handicapped People’s Centre, Jos and Director, Mobilisation for People with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Organisation, Chief Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has urged People with…
By Tina Abeku Commandant General, of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has ordered the setting up of disability duty desks across its commands nationwide to scale…
Disability News
Over 200 PWDs, Vulnerable, Others Benefit From Rev Fr Alia Support Foundation In Benue
By Tor Vande-Acka Over two hundred aged men and women, people with disabilities, pregnant women and vulnerable children have benefitted from a Free Medical Outreach by a Non-governmental Organization (NGO),…
by Henry Tyohemba The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called for reservation of slots for persons with disabilities in the selection and voting of candidates for elective offices. The agency…
Cedar Seed Foundation has called for full participation of persons with disabilities in the 2023 elections. The foundation made the call during a sensitization campaign on disability inclusion in political…
Some civil society organisations in Rivers State under the aegis of the Rivers State Women and Youth Agenda, have lamented that disabled persons in Nigeria are sidelined in politics. The…