Groups of people with disability (PWD) in Kaduna have raised alarm over the delay in disbursement of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS)’s grant months after 100…
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Global Youth Mobilization partners with Nigerian NGO to empower persons with disabilities
There are an estimated 1.2 billion young people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic response measures. Disruptions to education, employment, services and social support have changed the future of an entire…
The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster and Social Development,( HADMSD) says the ministry will ensure total inclusion of people living with disabilities in the national policy framework. Farouq, represented by…
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has charged Persons with disabilities to take seriously the.disability Act and to see it as a tool…
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IYD 2022: CSF Calls For Full Participation Of PWDs In Political And Electoral Process
The Cedar Seed Foundation (CSF) has called on Government at State and Federal levels to fast track implementation of article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
An Iyaganku Family Court sitting in Ibadan ordered the remand of three teenagers and a 12-year-old in a juvenile home on Friday for allegedly raping an 18-year-old Person with Disability.…
The 12th edition of the annual GTCO Autism Conference themed “Creating a Community of Awe-Tism Advocates” will hold on Monday and Tuesday, August 29th and 30th, 2022, at MUSON Center,…
Executive Chairman of Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area, Hon. (Dr) Ahmed Apatira, has distributed mobility and hearing aids to people living with different forms of disabilities in his district. The…
By Umar Saleh (INN), Bauchi A Person with Disability, Ismail Abdullahi has been appointed APC North-East Youth Disabled Leader. A formal inauguration of the new political appointee took place during…
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Gov Matawalle Assents To Disability, Child, State Social Protection Bills
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has assented to the three Social Protection Bills passed by the State House of Assembly. This is contained in a statement issued by Jamilu Birnin-magaji,…
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IYD 2022: Youth With Disabilities Decry Margnalization, Demand Better Inclusiveness In Society
Every year, on August 12, the world commemorates the International Youth Day (IYD). This day is exclusively set aside by the United Nations to, among other things, identify with the…
Edo State Government through the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Issues has carried out a one week skills acquisition training comprising of makeup, auto Gele, hair fascinator and traditional…
By Olakunle Maruf Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has assured people living with disabilities in the country of maximum support as a sign of encouragement. Sultan while receiving the…
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Lalu Visits Sultan Of Sokoto, Seeks Involvement Of Religious Councils In Disability Summit
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has said that religion plays active roles in the Nation building as well as imparting hopes and…
A nonprofit organisation, Jela’s Development Initiatives, JDI, supported by Liliane Fonds through The Leprosy Mission Nigeria, staged an Advocacy Walk on Saturday, August 13, 2022, for the mental health of…