•PDP 2023 frontline presidential aspirant, Senator Anyim The 2023 presidential aspiration of Senator Anyim Pius Anyim received a major boost on Friday night when the community of Persons with Disabilities…
At a 3-Day brainstorming session of Experts in Disability matters organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held recently in Abuja, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for…
Project Enable Africa Alumni Network (PEAAN) held its first ever Easter hangout on Monday 18th April, 2022 in commemoration of the Easter holidays. The anticipated event proved to be fun,…
In the wake of panic following the recent bandit attack on Kagoro suburbs, in which one life was lost and several others injured, Cedar Seed Foundation (CSF), CEO, Lois Auta-Udonkanta…
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2023: Person With Disability Cautions Makinde, Party Leaders Against Imposition Of Candidates
A person with physical disability, Wasiu Nurudeen has called on Governor Seyi Makinde and other party leaders, not to allow the wish of some political gladiators in imposing candidates to…
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Abia says it will collaborate with Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to ensure they have equal access and participation in the political process in the…
By Ted Odogwu A 50-year-old nurse, Hajia Mohammed Asabe, is battling for her life following her inability to raise the sum of N1.5m to undergo spinal cord surgery in the…
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Disability Act: FCT Minister Promises To Build Structures That Cater For Autism, PWDS
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has revealed that the FCT Administration was working on making public buildings conform with the Disability Act recently…
A non-governmental organisation, the Sir David Osunde Foundation (SDOF), has provided over 200 scholarships and 120 wheelchairs, among others to the people living with disabilities (PWDs) in Abuja. At the…
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Osinachi: CSOs, PWDs call for reinforcement of VAPP Act, Disability Law to curb gender-based violence
Civil society organisations under the umbrella of Gender Updates – Nigeria, has called for the reinforcement of existing national laws aimed at tackling gender-based violence like the Violence Against Persons…
The Executive Secretary of Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs, Barr. Zacchaeus Dare Michael, has commended the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress for making nomination form free…
Yesterday, Wednesday April 20th, the advocacy team of The Centre for Ability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment (CARE) for Accessible Aviation took her sensitization and policy change campaign to the National Human…
From Jude Chinedu Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI) has intensified advocacy for the domestication of the Nigerian Disability Act in Enugu State. Rising from a two-day sensitization workshop for Persons…
The Gombe government on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to improving the lives of women with disabilities. The Gombe governor’s wife, Asma’u Yahaya, disclosed this while distributing empowerment tools to no…
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FG reiterates commitment to five percent Employment Allocation to People with Disabilities
By Samuel Anyanwu The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has reiterated its commitment towards implementing the five percent allocated for People Living With Disabilities (PLWD) for employment opportunities in the…