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…
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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…
Center for Youth Studies, in collaboration with Plateau State Disability Rights Commission organised a Life Skills Acquisition Training Workshop for Persons with Disabilities in Plateau State, Thursday 30th October 2021…
By Mohammed Yakubu Despite repeated clampdowns on the street begging by Lagos State Government, the practice is growing by the day in various parts of the metropolis. Not only have…
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Insecurity: Bauchi PWDs Call For Establishment Of Special Education Departments In Four Institutions
Persons with Disabilities in Bauchi State have called for the establishment of Special Education departments in the State’s four tertiary institutions to bring to relative safety, endangered PWD lives pursuing…
The year 2020 estimates put the number of Nigerians living with Disabilities at some 27 millions. It is good to know that availability of such statistics has led to Persons…
Adeola Tukuru Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) has expressed concern that there were no plans and inclusion for Persons With Disability (PWDs) due to lack of aggregated data on disability…
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Shun hate speech, promote women, PWDs participation in politics, varsity Don, others tells Journalists
By Okechukwu Onuegbu The former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Prof. Stella Okunna, has urged media practitioners to use their reportage to engender and promote women…
By Adewale Adeyanju (INN Lagos) The Deaf community and other Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) clusters have been assured of Government support to engage in Agribusiness. The welcome assurance was made…
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr James David Lalu has lauded the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration for it’s unwaivering commitment to the welfare…