The Network of Women with Disabilities has sensitised desk officers in situation rooms from Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Network of Women with Disabilities from the six spotlight states…
By Haruna Usman As Nigerians set to cast ballot in 2023, the National electoral umpire is flooded with several demands from complaints of permanent voters cards to several unresolved issues…
Disability News
People with disabilities will not vote for Atiku over PDP’s derogatory comment on Tinubu – Ayuba Gufwan
The Executive Director, Beautiful Gate Handicapped People’s Centre, Jos and Director, Mobilisation for People with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Organisation, Chief Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has urged People with…
By Tina Abeku Commandant General, of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has ordered the setting up of disability duty desks across its commands nationwide to scale…
Disability News
Over 200 PWDs, Vulnerable, Others Benefit From Rev Fr Alia Support Foundation In Benue
By Tor Vande-Acka Over two hundred aged men and women, people with disabilities, pregnant women and vulnerable children have benefitted from a Free Medical Outreach by a Non-governmental Organization (NGO),…
by Henry Tyohemba The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called for reservation of slots for persons with disabilities in the selection and voting of candidates for elective offices. The agency…
Cedar Seed Foundation has called for full participation of persons with disabilities in the 2023 elections. The foundation made the call during a sensitization campaign on disability inclusion in political…
Some civil society organisations in Rivers State under the aegis of the Rivers State Women and Youth Agenda, have lamented that disabled persons in Nigeria are sidelined in politics. The…
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…