By Adewale Adeyanju and Sejoro Ekundayo, Lagos The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) has reaffirmed that the State Government is working towards ensuring the dream for a better…
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Barcelona star commissions newly-built toilet, washrooms for deaf and blind school in Ghana
Dutch-born Ghanaian, Memphis Depay, has commissioned a newly-built lavatory for students of the school for the deaf and blind in Cape Coast. The Barcelona star via his foundation renovated the…
By Sodiq Oyeleke The Campaign for Equal Voting Access for Persons with Disabilities has complained that a large number of polling units were not accessible by people with disabilities. The…
By Matthew Ogune A Non-Governmental Organisation, Advocacy for Women With Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has urged the Federal Government and stakeholders advocating for the right of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to…
Executive Director, Friends of People with Disabilities (FOPWD), Chief Aku Christy Orduh, has stressed the need for inclusive education for people with hearing and speech impairment in society. This is…
People with Disabilities (PWD) have appealed to states and the federal government to implement the five per cent PWD law which grants them access to employment opportunities. The PWDs said…
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Employment: Disability Commission seeks end to discrimination against persons with disabilities
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) on Wednesday held a town hall meeting in Calabar to sensitise Nigerians to the need to end discrimination in employment of persons…
The National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) said it was working with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to sanctions Ministries, Departments and Agencies…
Actress Ada Ameh has cried out following legal suit slammed against her for a job she couldn’t execute due to her ill mental state at the time. ‘The Johnson’ star…
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…