Persons With Disabilities in Nigeria are unhappy at the language used in the media to describe them and the challenges they face. A two-day workshop on disability-inclusive reporting organized by…
The Northwest zone leadership of the Persons With Disability, PWD of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has alleged that the lingering insecurity in the country is the handiwork of perceived…
At a 2-day stakeholders policy review session held to scrutinize nine key priority areas of the strategic plan of the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, the Executive Secretary, NCPWD,…
FAECARE Foundation’s Hope Again Initiative Plus Cucumber Farming Project is a community-based training and farming program intended to improve the economic status and well-being of Persons with Disabilities through cucumber…
By IFEANYI OSITA The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities in collaboration with Inclusive Friends Association has embarked on sensitisation walk to raise awareness for registration and inclusion of more…
A Not for profit Organization, Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Center, Jos has put smile on the face of People with disabilities in Bauchi. The organization in collaboration with Shedi Dalis…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration hit 10.4 million at 7 a.m., on Monday, July 25. INEC in its weekly…
A group under the auspices of All Progressives Congress, APC, Concerned Youths in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State have raised an alarm over the desperate attempt to replace…
Disability News
Domestication Of Disability Law In States, A Criterion For Participation In World Bank Inclusion Programme – Lalu
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has said that it is pertinent for State governments to take a cue from the goodwill of…
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD) Akwa Ibom State Chapter has inaugurated a new set of executives to pilot affairs of the association for the next four…
Given the circumstances surrounding the global pandemic since March 2020, learners with disabilities in developing countries such as Nigeria have been excluded from educational resources as opposed to their non-disabled…
Disability News
LASODA Partners INEC To Set Up Dedicated Special CVR Centers For Registration Of PWDs
The Lagos State Government, through its agency, the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) has partnered with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to establish eight special centers for…
Persons with Disabilities in Lagos were in pensive mood a fortnight ago following unfair and degrading treatment meted them by officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Labour and Productivity.…
A 62-year-old herbalist, Godwin Sanda, alleged of raping a 14-year-old girl with mental disorder, has been arrested by the police. The accused, who hails from Zangun community in the Numan…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has slated July 25 and 26 as registration days for Persons with Disabilities (PLWDs) to register. Eight special centres have been…