By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano 4,734 People With Disabilities (PWDs) will benefit from the Kano State Government Vulnerable Health Care Scheme. This was announced by the Executive Secretary, Kano State…
The law which gives legal teeth to the protection of persons in that capacity has come to stay in Anambra state. OKECHUKWU ONUEGBU examines the law and its impact in…
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters Friday fixed January 8 to hear a petition by a man claiming…
By Adekunle Yusuf Apart from claiming many lives, the Coronavirus pandemic has compounded access to healthcare service for psychiatric patients in the country. This was the position of psychiatric experts…
Disability News
Lagos Govt. To Ensure Information On COVID-19 Is Accessible To Public — Commissioner
The Lagos State Government says it is intensifying efforts to ensure that the public have access to accurate information on the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The State Commissioner for…
Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Lagos State Chapter on Thursday 10th December, 2020 organized a media dialogue to mark the International Disability day celebration 2020 with the…
Dr Adebukola Adebayo, the Chairman of Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), has urged the Lagos State Government to make its disabilities office more functional. Adebayo gave the advice…
The Chairman House Committee on Disability and Special Needs, Hon. Princess Miriam Onuoha, has urged Persons with Disabilities to remain calm as their demands are being given due attention. Yesterday,…
Kayode Fasua The General Manager, Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, Mr. Dare Dairo, has commended the Founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T. B Joshua, for…
Members of the Great-Mind Foundation of People with Deformities in the Niger Delta on Thursday stormed the National Assembly saying they want to see Senators representing states in the Niger…
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force have dispersed Persons with Disabilities, PWDs who were protesting at the National Assembly complex this afternoon. They made their way to the main lobby…
Disability News
Dana Air Under Fire For Discrimination Against PWD, Threatened With Total Boycott If..
The Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Center, Jos, has condemned in strong terms, the recent discrimination against an air passenger, Mrs. Oguntoyose Gbemi (pseudonym) by Dana Airline. Mrs. Oguntoyose, whose embarrassing…
Disability News
CSR: Total selects 13 out-of-school children with disability for training, capacity building under ADIU
Total E&P Nigeria Limited, an International Oil Company, IOC, has selected 13 children with disabilities for training and capacity building, under its Total Access to Disability Mobility Initiative, ADIU. The…
Mr. Solomon Okelola, Executive Director, LionHeart Ability Leaders Foundation LionHeart Ability Foundation, a Disabled Peoples’ Organization, has called for improved access to education for persons with Deaf-Blindness and joint efforts…
Disability News
Faced with Shortage of Special Teachers, Teaching Aids, Others, NGO Seeks Assistance.
Onaopemipo Centre for Children and Youths with Special Needs, OCCYSN, a Non-Governmental Organization established for the home care of children with autism and various learning disabilities has appealed for assistance…