The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Mr. James David Lalu has said that the Commission is open to collaboration with any establishment whose objective is the…
Disability News
Lawyer Of Italian Who Murdered Nigerian With Disability Says Client Has Bipolar Disorder
Roberto Bizzari, the lawyer to Fillipo Ferlazzo, the Italian who beat Alika Ogorchukwu, a 39-year-old Nigerian with Disability to death on Friday, has presented new facts about the accused in…
Lalu Hosts Sightsavers, Reiterates His Commitments Towards An All Inclusive Approach
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has reaffirmed his resolve to achieving the inclusion of persons with Disabilities in every facet of the…
By Oni Femi (INN), Ekiti Persons with Disabilities in Ekiti State have called out the Ekiti Local Government Service Commission (EKLGSC) for its delay in expediting employment of its members…
By Silver Nwokoro Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD) has decried the continuous exclusion from government programmes, policies and activities People Living With Disabilities (PWDs), calling for urgent implementation of…
Despite the applause generated over Beyoncé’s new album, Renaissance, a faction of her fans, the disability campaigners have called her out for using an ableist term in one of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it recorded 10.4 million fresh registration in the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) before it suspension on July 31. INEC said this in…
Cedar Seed Foundation (CSF), CEO, Lois Auta-Udonkanta has won the Power Woman Magazine award for excellence. The multi award winning Disability rights crusader polled 519 out of a total of…
From Okwe Obi The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has signed a N40 million grant with 3000 members of the FCT’s Original Inhabitants with Disabilities Multipurpose…
By Adedapo Adesanya The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has announced that it would hold a special opportunity fair for People With Disabilities (PWDs) as part…
Asma’u Halilu, Kaduna The North West zone leadership of the Persons With Disability, PWD of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration The zonal Chairman, Muhammad…
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…