The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) and partnering organizations working in collaboration for better access to airports for PWDs in Nigeria recently concluded a training on ‘Capacity enhancement’. The…
By Eniola Daniel A graduate of Mechanical Engineering, from the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State, Otunumeruke Joseph is currently seeking help to live a normal life…
Disability News
Yobe Varsity Fee Waiver A Considerable Latitude For Educational Advancement Of PWDs, Says James Lalu
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr. James David Lalu has commended the munificence of the Vice Chancelor Yobe University Damaturu, Yobe State Professor Mala Daura for…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has continued to set landmark standards on the subject of addressing critical issues affecting the inclusion and active participation of PWDs in programs…
Ekiti State House of Assembly yesterday, 8th October, 2021 promised to improve on the full participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities in the entire Ekiti State 2022 Budget process.…
The Yobe University, Damaturu has granted registration fee waiver to 23 students living with disabilities, Prof. Mala Daura, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution has said. This is contained in a…
The Executive Secretary, National Comission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has been hooured with an Outstanding performance Award The ES was given the Award when he received…
Most children with cerebral palsy need wheelchairs for mobility, but only a few can afford it in Nigeria. To fill that lacuna, Kingsley Okukpon Albert, a self-trained the technician, is…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has announced that the Commission is targetting at least four of the Federal Universities in Nigeria to…
The Gwagwalada Area Council Disabilty Community has been visited by Inclusive Friend Association (IFA) for sensitization purposes. The object of the sensitization was centered on usage of correct terminologies for…
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has appointed Hon. Ayuba Burki Gufwan, a Person with Disability, among his special advisers. Dr. Makut Simon Machan, Director of Press & Public Affairs…
In a strategic meeting of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities and the Leprosy Mission Nigeria held today 5th October, 2021, the Executive Secretary NCPWD, Mr. James David Lalu…
Disability News
Domesticate Disability Act in South East, UNN research team urges regional governors
Prof Uzoma Okoye, the leader of the research team, made the appeal in Nsukka on Tuesday during a workshop organised for disability stakeholders in South East to create awareness on…
President Muhammadu Buhari THE Federal Government has announced the reintroduction of bursary in universities and colleges of education across the country, with N150,000 and N100,000 earmarked for each undergraduate and…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), an NGO to protect and promote the rights of People…