By Umar Saleh Burra (INN), Bauchi The Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Abdulkhadir Muhammad has direct the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to donate 15 Cows…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has gifted N7.25 million to support the transportation of 725 youth corps members of the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream I, who completed their service in…
Agency report Kano State Government has distributed food items and cows to Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) and 13 rehabilitation centres for persons with mental disability in the state. The…
The Special Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on People with Special Needs, Mr. Timothy Olufemi Sunday has said that people with people with disabilities will vote en – mass…
Upon resumption of plenary on Tuesday, July 5th, 2022, the Edo State House of Assembly enacted a Bill for a Law to ensure the full integration of persons with disabilities…
Persons With Disabilities have emphasised the need for airports in Nigeria to have more facilities and assistive devices for persons with disabilities, However, they noted that while there are limited…
Disability News
Pass PWD bill into law, stamp out street begging in Kano, North — Expert tells Lawmakers
By Bashir Bello An expert and Social Development worker in Kano State, Richard Musa has told members of the Kano State House Assembly that the amended Persons With Disability, PWD…
Gill Atkinson, the Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission has called for the scaling up of effective implementation of disability laws in Nigeria. Atkinson made the call when people with…
The Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has donated a Sharon bus, each, to three clusters of PWDs in the State. The beneficiaries of the Governor’s largesse includes…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 10,487,972 as at 7 a.m., on July 4. The commission disclosed…
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has advocated for more inclusion and Participations of Persons With Disabilities in the Continuous Voters Registration being…
Ten mothers of children with cerebral palsy have been empowered with business grants and skills by Mandela Washington Fellows through the Cross-Cohort Collaboration Initiative (CCCI). In May 2022, Racheal Inegbedion…
Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and The Albino Foundation (TAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and other marginalised groups…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr. James David Lalu has extolled the virtues of the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and commended…
By Ene Oshaba The International Community of Women Living With HIV, West Africa (ICWWA) has called on the government to prioritise the integration of Inadequately Served Population (ISP) such as…