Persons with Disabilities in Lagos were in pensive mood a fortnight ago following unfair and degrading treatment meted them by officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Labour and Productivity.…
A 62-year-old herbalist, Godwin Sanda, alleged of raping a 14-year-old girl with mental disorder, has been arrested by the police. The accused, who hails from Zangun community in the Numan…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has slated July 25 and 26 as registration days for Persons with Disabilities (PLWDs) to register. Eight special centres have been…
By Femi Oni (INN), Ekiti The need for deliberate inclusion of PWDs, youth and women in the implementation of the National Action Plan of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has…
Disability News
PWDs Vote-Ability: IFA, NCPWD and INEC Launch Vote-Ability Campaign to Increase Registration of PWDs
By Chukwunyere Nwosu (INN) In a press conference at the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, 21 of July, The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)is set to collaborate with National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) to ensure absolute inclusivity for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in the 2023 general…
The Organizers and Team of Most Beautiful Deaf Girl In Nigeria (MBDGN) one of Africas most populous beauty pageant paid a courtesy visit to the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities…
by Shaun Heasley Uber will make changes and pay millions to settle a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit alleging that the ride-sharing service illegally overcharged people with disabilities for years.…
Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), has trained 182 staff of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) on the sections, provisions and penalties of the Discrimination Against Persons with…
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Ogun State Chapter has inaugurated new executives. The new executives, led by Michael Ebonhor will pilot the affairs of the association…
By Opeyemi Babalola British education charity, Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN), has trained Nigerian students with disabilities on solutions to life skills challenges. The school, which has centre…
Persons with disabilities in Abia State have called out the Rt. Hon. Chinedu Orji led 7th Abia State House of Assembly for its failure to assent the Abia State Discrimination…
The Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Mr Walter Ozioko, is to appoint two Persons with Disability (PWDs) as his personal assistants. Ozioko made the announcement on…
By Stephen Adeleye A non-governmental organisation –Mentor-Box Foundation — on Tuesday began the training for more than 2,000 youths, women and persons with disabilities in the three senatorial districts of…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has pledged support for Africa’s most populous nation’s Deaf beauty pageant – Most Beautiful Deaf Girl in Nigeria (MBDGN). The team and…