The Albino Foundation has called for mainstreaming of persons with disabilities in electoral process in the 2023 elections. The group made the call in an event organised to reduce voter…
Cedar Seed Foundation has commenced voter education training for targeted 20, 000 persons with disabilities women and youth across FCT and Kaduna states. The training, supported by United Nations Development…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), in collaboration with Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme, has commenced the training of 60 Disability Desk Officers of the Nigerian…
…says inclusion in COP27 ‘Loss, Damage’ Fund needed By Ezra Ukanwa As part of ways to bridge the gaps between the most vulnerable in society, the Federal Government, FG, including…
by Tunde Oguntola A non governmental organisation, CBM Global Disability Inclusion, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that persons with disabilities are not disenfranchised during the…
Kano state governor Dr. Abdullahi has signed, the Kano state persons with disabilities amendment bill 2022 into law. The bill was approved, during the weekly executive council meeting, held at…
By Ogunbayo Oluwaseyi (INN), Ogun The Chairman, Ogun State All Progressive Congress (APC) Chief, Yemi Sanusi has promised to include persons with disabilities in all the party’s activities and programmes…
By Adewale Adeyanju (INN), Lagos The Potters Gallery Initiatives (PGI), an NGO whose focus is building up, supporting and sustaining artistes and creatives with disabilities has called for improvement in…
By Waliat Musa Coalition of Disability Organisations (CODO), in partnership with Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Hope Alive for Possibilities Initiative (HAPI) and Spinal Cord Injury Association (SCIAN), has…
At least 1,000 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are currently taking part in a UNDP sensitisation programme on voter and civic education in Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),…
A Niger Delta based Non-Governmental Organisation, “D-Ability Initiative”, has disclosed plans to setup an industrial hub for the deaf and other persons with disabilities in the state. Chief Executive Officer…
By Lawani Mikairu The Executive Director, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, Mr David Anyaele, has revealed that after the five years moratorium given to states, stakeholders and organizations to implement…
By Bianca Iboma-Emefu Education is a fundamental right under both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1999 constitution of Nigeria. This inalienable right and how it can be…
David Anyaele, the convener of the Coalition of Disability Organisation (CODO), has urged the federal government to step up efforts to provide an inclusive and accessible environment and services for…
By Abdulfatai Kadir (INN), Kwara Adebisi Fabiyi Foundation has restated it’s commitment to the development of sports for persons with disabilities. The foundation made the pledge in its 39th edition…