The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities Mr James David Lalu has expressed great shock over the demise of the first President of Joint National Association of Persons…
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Prince Adelabu’s Death: He Was Rejected By Some Hospitals – Son
Prince Paul Adelabu, Joint National Association of Persons With Disability (JONAPWD) Board of Trustees chairman is dead. A source who paid a condolence visit to the family says the late…
By Japhet Davidson At last, succour has come for children with behavioural challenges, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and other learning and intellectual disabilities as a school Shades Of Life Care,…
A non-governmental organisation, Network for Women with Disability, (NDW), has lamented the challenges faced by its members over the worsening insecurity in the country. The coordinator of the NDW in…
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Obi donates N5million, laptops to PWDs to mark his 60th birthday
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has donated N5million to the Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled, Old and Tramps…
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SSA Lauds Fayemi For Constituting Governing Board Of Ekiti State Agency For Persons With Disabilities
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Kayode Fayemi on Disability Matters, Mr Tunde Ogunrinde has praised the Governor of the State for appointing a governing board for Ekiti State…
Secretary to the Edo State Government, Barr. Osarodion Ogie has stated the readiness of the State Government to fast track passage of the State’s Disability Bill through the house of…
Chairperson of Edo state chapter of Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD), Ann Ojugo said women with disabilities are “more” vulnerable to sexual violence in Nigeria. Ojugo who…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has registered 12,274 people with disabilities out of over one million registrants in it’s online voter registration exercise. The exercise, which officially…
The Tokyo Olympics mark the first Olympic Games in which Paralympic medalists will earn the same pay as their Olympic counterparts. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced the change…
By Maureen Okon Mr. Peter Hawkins, representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said all 36 states in Nigeria and the CTF will benefit from his Generation Unlimited initiative.…
By Bidon Mibzar, Abuja The Executive Director of the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), Grace Jerry has praised the Sokoto State Government for domesticating and passing into law the Discrimination Against…
By Chidimma Ajemba. Not less than 145 women with disabilities in Anambra benefited from the recent Rural Women Cash Grant made available by the Federal Government through Ministry of Humanitarian…
A Person With Disability, Yahaya Yusuf, has praised the Gombe State Government for including a PWD as himself in the selection process of the 2021 National Youth Empowerment Program (YEP2021)…
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Kano State SCIAN Boss Donates Reading Materials To Kanawa Educational Foundation For The Disabled.
The Spinal Cord Injuries Association of Nigeria, (SCIAN) Kano State Chapter has donated some eight dozens (96 pieces) of various subject textbooks and story books for Junior and Senior Secondary…