Paralympic Team Nigeria Team Nigeria athletes and athletes with disabilities who won medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were grateful recipients of Mamador’s windfall on Thursday as…
People living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), have been encouraged not to see their present condition as the end of life, as they can still be successful and achieve a…
The Medical Director, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Gombe State, Dr. Yusuf Mohammed Abdullahi has assured Persons with Disabilities of the Teaching Hospital’s readiness to implement all provisions in the Discrimination…
The chairman, House committee on disabilities, Princess Miriam Onuoha, has urged the Nigerian Army to recruit Persons With Disabilities (PWD) into its fold, stating that no government agencies is exempted…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Mr. James David Lalu has said that the Commission is committed to providing employment for all Persons with Disabilities as…
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Why We’re Yet To Recruit Staff Despite N750m Salary Allocation – Disability Commission
By Faruk Shuaibu The National Commission for Persons with Disability says it is yet to recruit staff despite the allocation of N750m for salaries and wages in the 2021 budget…
The number of children with disabilities globally is estimated at nearly 240 million, according to a UNICEF report released on Tuesday. The new estimate for the number of children with…
After carefully considering the 2021 Appropriation and the 2022 budget proposal presented by the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu in Abuja, today 10th…
Disability News
Constitutional Amendment: We’re Addressing Gender Balancing In Political Participation, Care For PWDs ― Gbajabiamila
By Kehinde Akintola The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that gender balancing to give fair participation in governance to both men and women in…
Disability News
Global Disability Summit: Sightsavers, JONAPWD announce 100 days to commit to disability rights
A new campaign and petition calling on the Government of Nigeria to make lasting commitments to people with disabilities has been launched 100 days before the second Global Disability Summit.…
Shrills of excitement rent the air as the Ini Ememobong Foundation (IEF) doled out more scholarship grants to one first class graduate, two graduates with disabilities, and one other female…
By Ahmed Rufa’i THE Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Muhaamnad Badaru Abubakar has approved the establishment of a special fund to carter for the welfare of the people with disability in…
Access Nigeria, a Disability Rights movement led by Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) has, in a campaign tagged: “Disability Votes Matters” called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure…
By Emma Elekwa Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Anambra State have expressed joy over the assurances by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to give them special attention on Election…
Mr Ugochukwu Okeke, the Chairman of, Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities in Anambra, has urged his members to ensure they participate actively in Saturday’s governorship poll. Okeke said…