Hope Inspired Foundation for Women and Youths (HIFWY) says a proposal has been submitted to the Lagos State Ministry of Education to adapt an improved tool for sexuality education into…
The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project has stated that it is committed to partnering with the National Commission for inclusive Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in the implementation of…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) says it is working frantically and vigorously to promote and actualise inclusion of persons with disability across the country. The Executive Secretary…
A political scientist, Dr Gbade Ojo says there is a need for people with disabilities to be included in governance. He stated this at a colloquium held in Ibadan. Dr…
By Olamide Famuwagun The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities has said that persons with disabilities should be included in campaign committees for elections. The CCD Executive Director, David Anyaele, stated…
A don, Prof. Grade Ojo, has advocated for electoral inclusiveness for all Nigerians, especially women and people with disabilities, to further enhance democratic stability. Ojo, of Department of Political Science,…
The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Friday passed the state Disability and social protection bills. The house also called for establishment of a State Disability Board. The board will…
Persons with disabilities will push to secure bigger reckoning with their numerical strength in the next political dispensation, James Lalu, head of Nigeria’s disability commission has said. Mr Lalu said…
The Network For Disabled Women (NDW) has presented an award to the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Sightsavers, Dr. Caroline Harper. The award was given in appreciation of her huge…
The All Progressives Congress on Thursday unveiled plans to attract over 25 million votes from Persons With Disabilities to secure victory for the party’s presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu; other governorship…
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IFA Lauds INEC, NCPWD, Others, As VOTEability Campaign Ends With 11,661 PWD Registrants
The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) has commended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) for their supports as it totalled 11,661 registrants with…
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NCPWD seeks Collaboration with MDA For Inclusion and Identification of PWDs in Nigeria
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Mr. James David Lalu has said that the Commission is open to collaboration with any establishment whose objective is the…
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Lawyer Of Italian Who Murdered Nigerian With Disability Says Client Has Bipolar Disorder
Roberto Bizzari, the lawyer to Fillipo Ferlazzo, the Italian who beat Alika Ogorchukwu, a 39-year-old Nigerian with Disability to death on Friday, has presented new facts about the accused in…
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Lalu Hosts Sightsavers, Reiterates His Commitments Towards An All Inclusive Approach
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has reaffirmed his resolve to achieving the inclusion of persons with Disabilities in every facet of the…
By Oni Femi (INN), Ekiti Persons with Disabilities in Ekiti State have called out the Ekiti Local Government Service Commission (EKLGSC) for its delay in expediting employment of its members…