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…
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has engaged 100 entrepreneurs with disabilities in training on skills to improve their standards of living. SMEDAN Director-General, Mr Olawale Fasanya,…
Disability News
FG Launches National Roadmap On Local Production Of Standard Assistive Technologies For PWDs
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, reiterated its commitment to ensuring the availability and affordability of Assistive Technologies (AT) for Persons With Disabilities (PWDS) across the country. The Minister of Humanitarian…
In an elated moment, and what could be described as a moment out of time, the Management and Staff of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities led by the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) hit 10.1 million on Monday, July 18. The commission said this in the quarter…
Mr. Emma Aduku, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the forthcoming Kogi State House of Assembly electÃon, has approached the Attah Igala, His Royal Majesty Matthew Opaluwa Oguche, for…
A group, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund Gender and Election Watch, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to give more priority to pregnant women, nursing mothers, and persons…
Voting in Saturday’s Osun state governorship poll commenced at about 8:40 at Ward 3, Unit 7, Isale Osun, Osogbo, with persons with disabilities, aged and pregnant women given right to…
Disability News
Osun Election: EVAPWD commends INEC, Election Stakeholders for significant improvement
The Campaign for Equal Voting Access for Persons with Disabilities (EVAPWD), a program of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) engaged in the observation of the July 16, 2022…
Disability News
Lalu Meets Human Right Watch, Advocates For Rights Of Persons With Psychosocial Disabilities
During a parley with Human Rights Watch recently in Abuja, the Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr. James David Lalu reiterated his commitments to protecting the rights…
Persons With Disabilities in Osun State have thrown their weight behind the reelection of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola. Oyetola faces an uphill…
The Cedar Seed Foundation has called on stakeholders to increase the budgetary allocation for Inclusive Education to 26 percent according to UNESCO standards. This, the foundation believes will enhance implementation…