Mrs. Olufunso Owasanoye The Human Development Initiatives (HDI) held its highly anticipated ‘Day out with the HDI Beneficiaries’ where vulnerable children and those living with disabilities were given educational support…
Solomon Okelola has revealed that lack of knowledge and access to training on Usher Syndrome among health practitioners hasn’t helped diagnosis and prompt treatment among persons with the condition in…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities has begun a 3-day Capacity building to develop the inclusivity of Persons with disabilities in the society. The programme scheduled from 16th-18th September,…
Senator representing Gombe Central constituency, Muhammadu Danjuma Goje has distributed equipment and food stuffs to people living with disabilities to alleviate economic hardship in the State. Sen. Goje who was…
By Uche Nwosu A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Works, University of Nigeria Nsukka, (UNN), Prof Uzoma Odera Okoye has lamented that public facilities in Nigeria are not…
By Chinonso Alozie The House of Representatives said its aim towards the establishment of the disability trust fund was to completely end the issue of discrimination against persons with disabilities…
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities yesterday afternoon closed its twenty-fifth virtual session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial reports of Djibouti and…
By Chris Njoku The National Assembly has urged Houses of Assembly to domesticate the Discrimination against Persons with Disability Prohibition Act, to protect the rights of persons with challenges. The…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government will give priority to female entrepreneurs and persons living with disabilities in the disbursement of Micro Small and Medium…
Sola Ojo As a deliberate plan to ensure that every citizen of Kaduna State regardless of their physical status is carried along in governance, the Kaduna State Executive Council has…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received 50, 395 applications from persons with disability requesting for voter transfer, replacement of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and update of…
Deaf Women Association of Nigeria, DWAN recently elected her 5th set of national executives. The association was formally established on 4th September, 2001 as Deaf Women In Nigeria, DWIN. It…
By Abdulmumin Murtala A call has been made for the need to raise awareness through educating the public on the fatal and infectious complication called Sepsis. Addressing newsmen at the…
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the appointment of Folasade Arise as Full-time Chairman, Board of Agency for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities. The Governor also…
Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA) Garba Abari has stated that implementing the Disability Act will create Jobs for persons with disabilities. This was made known during an inclusion and diversity…
