Anambra State Disability Rights Commission which was Inaugurated by Governor Willie Obiano on the first of this Month, has set out measures aimed at achieving its mandate. The commission which…
I’m disappointed with INEC — Danladi Zhin Hafsat Isiaka, a 35-year-old woman living with disability, said she was at her unit during the Kuje Area Council election in the Federal Capital…
Disability News
NCPWD seeks social insurance cover for employees who sustain permanent disabilities in the line of duty
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has declared that securing Social Insurance for Persons who sustained permanent Disabilities while carrying out their duties…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all countries to do more to put People with Disabilities (PWDs) “front and centre” of their post-COVID recovery plans. Guterres made the call at…
By ‘Yomi Ayeleso Ahead of the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State, political parties have promised the maximum inclusion of People Living With Disabilities (PWD) in their activities leading…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registered 5.8 million new voters in its Continuous Voter Registration as at Monday, Feb. 14. It stated on Monday that 3.13 million of the…
By Luminous Jannamike However, some think differently and perceive street beggars as lazy folks who simply take to begging as a way of life, and a lucrative business that provides…
Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) have lamented the lack of prioritization given to availability of voting materials for voters with disabilities in the just concluded Federal Capital Territory Council…
By Cleopatra Eki Thirty participants with learning disabilities from 10 communities in Lagos state have participated in the cultural culinary ability parade and award, a cultural food parade competition. The…
By Uzoma Nzeagwu Anambra State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has appealed to Governor-elect, Prof. Charles Soludo, to give them appointments and accord them…
•National Assembly The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a Bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended to make provision…
Disability News
2023: I’ll sue you if you don’t contest second term – Man with disability tells Makinde
A man with disability, Wasiu Nurudeen, has threatened to drag Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to court if he fails to recontest the gubernatorial election in 2023. Nurudeen made…
Sequel to the visit of the Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr James David Lalu to the Hon. Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello in…
In a bid to fulfilling the mandate of the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, the Executive Secretary, Mr. James David Lalu represented by the Director, Social Integration Department NCPWD,…
In 2017, Michel Roccati suffered a motorcycle accident that left his lower body completely paralyzed. In 2020, he walked again, thanks to an innovative new spinal cord implant. The implant…