The APC National Leader for Persons with Disabilities and National Working Committee member has paid a courtesy call to the Executive Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni in Abuja.…
By Funmilayo Fabunmi Persons with disability have described travelling through Nigerian airports as a tortuous experience, Funmilayo Fabunmi writes When a polio survivor, Sussan Kelechi Ihuoma, woke up on the…
Yaqoub Popoola The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated its preparedness for the next Saturday June 18 Governorship election in Ekiti State. The INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed…
Pregnant women, young girls, people with disabilities (PWDs) have been breaking boundaries by doing works hitherto regarded to be the exclusive preserve of men. PAUL OKAH writes on the Ministry…
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reiterated its commitment to rendering improved airport services for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Mr Kabir Mohammad, Regional General Manager of the Nnamdi…
An Autistic Group, Ferdinand Effah Music Heritage Foundation, FEMHF, on Tuesday, commended the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on including it as one of the musical bands that…
More than 500 men and women, including persons with disabilities, have received various empowerment tools in Jigawa State. The Qatar Foundation and Mallam Inuwa Foundation, an initiative of National Information…
By Bashir Hassan Abubakar Bauchi State Agency for Persons With Disability (APWD) have been called upon to design advocacy programs and activities on social inclusion targeted to all the State…
As Nigeria mark 23 years of uninterrupted democracy, a human rights non-governmental organization, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, has said that for Nigeria to uphold the pillars and ethos of it consolidating…
Disability News
Sightsavers’ ‘Inclusion Works’ project provides PWD employment in corporate organizations
By Gabriel Ewepu An international non-profit making organization, Sightsavers Nigeria, Thursday, disclosed its ‘Inclusion Works’ project has provided Persons With Disability, PWD, gainful employment in corporate organizations in Nigeria. This…
The Federal Government have commended the private sectors in the country for their commitments in providing improvements for persons with disabilities through provision of employments. The Executive Secretary, National Commission…
Tope Omogbolagun A United States-based Non-Governmental Organisation, MiracleFeet, has said that Nigeria records an estimated 9,000 new cases of clubfoot every year. The Chief Executive Officer and Founder of MiracleFeet,…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has appealed to Persons With Disabilities in Nasarawa State to approach their preferred telecommunication companies and link their National Identification Number to their Subscriber Identity Module.…
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has directed network providers in Nasarawa State to ease the difficulty being faced by People with Disability (PWD) in registering their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs).…
The Executive Secretary, Kogi State office For Disability Affairs (KOSODA), Barr. Zacchaeus Dare Michael, has congratulated Gov. Yahaya Bello for his uncommon bravery exhibited during the APC Primary elections. Barr.…