A care worker accused of killing four residents in a home for people with disabilities, (PWD) in Germany, described her joyless childhood at the start of her murder trial on…
President Mohammed Buhari’s social policy targeted at lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty seem to be paying off as thousands of Persons with Disabilities in Yobe State, amongst others,…
Federal House of Representatives’ Committee on Disability has commended the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) for its great feat just few months after it was established. Rep. Princess…
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Plateau Will Implement The National Policy On Reproductive Health And Rights Of PWDs – Kyennan Mizim
The Plateau State Disability Rights Commission is looking forward to working together with the Benue State Disability Community to put into action the National Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health…
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Project Enable partners Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to up-skill persons with disabilities
Project Enable Africa has partnered with Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to up-skill persons with disabilities in the hospitality sector. To this end, it has graduated its first cohort of 18 young…
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Nasarawa: People with disabilities protest over unfavourable, one-sided policies against them
From Abel Leonard The people with disabilities at the Lafia special school in Nasarawa state has protested over alleged unfavourable and one-sided policies against their younger ones by the management…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malami Muhammad Musa Bello said the 31.5 million people living with disabilities is a critical mass that must receive government’s attention. In view of…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu, has pledged his willingness to support Persons with Disabilities by providing good health care services and quality…
Nosa Alekhuogie Nigerian creators made the country proud as they became the only participating African nation in a 24-hour Global Mental Health Awareness Day event on the social audio app,…
In accordance with President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to lift 100 million people out of poverty in the next couple of years where women constitute over 60 % of the population,…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has announced that more than a hundred thousand persons with disabilities have been successfully captured to benefit…
To achieve its statutory mandate in collecting, analyzing and disseminating demographic data for Persons with Disabilities, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities partners with the National Population Commission to…
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NDW Facilitates Leadership Training For Young Girls With Disability, Establishes Club
The Network of Disabled Women (NDW) has embarked on a project to initiate and establish leadership clubs for young girls with disability in secondary schools. Young girls with disabilities between…
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Anambra election: insecurity may hinder us from voting, say Persons with Disabilities
Ahead of the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State, Persons with Disabilities under the umbrella of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD), has raised concern…
Salifu Usman The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has commenced the implementation of the newly created departments in the Ministry following the office of the Head of the…