By Adebayo Abdulrahman – I would like to start this letter with a question. “Why was an interview conducted for the ongoing TESCOM recruitment exercise in the first place?” To…
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DWAI Launches Glossary For Sexual And Reproductive Health In Nigerian Sign Language (NSL)
Deaf Women Aloud Initiative (DWAI) has successfully launched her long-awaited publication on Sexual & Reproductive Health. The book, a compilation of sexual and reproductive terminologies was written and illustrated in…
ABDULLAHI GANDUJE By Abdulgafar Oladimeji. Nigeria Union of journalists Kano state council, has appealed to Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to assent to the amended 2018 Persons With Disabilities…
A lady on wheelchair, Mrs. Oguntoyose Gbemi (pseudonym), was denied boarding a Dana aircraft because of her disability. Mrs. Oguntoyose was at the airport this afternoon to board a Dana…
By Sade Oguntola The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapists (NSP) has called for a revisit of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act of 2018 and increased access to public…
By Bode Adewumi The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked by the GSMA few days ago, with a programme with the theme: ‘Principles for Driving the Digital Inclusion…
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DRAC Concludes Marathon Activism on SGBV, Launches Handbook on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
By Abubakar Mumbu, Abuja Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) joined the global community to conclude the 16-day activism to stop Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities. The activism…
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Inclusiveness: Sightsavers, CIPM urge govt, entrepreneurs to employ more PWDs in workplace
..About 20M PWDs live in Nigeria, UK envoy By Olasunkanmi Akoni Sightsavers organisation, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, CIPM and stakeholders have stressed the need for employers of labour…
The National Civil Servants Association of Persons with Disabilities (NCSAPWDs) on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to provide special allowance to people living with disabilities to ease their daily…
By Yekini Jimoh – Lokoja People with leprosy have called on Kogi State government to appoint or employ some of them into the system. The Kogi State Chairman, Association of…
By Gabriel Enogholase A 70 years old man, Chief Clement Garuba has told the #ENDSARS PANEL sitting in Benin that life has been hellish for him since he lost his…
•PDP Ex-VP candidate Peter Obi The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has stressed importance of society to show love…
By Festus Ahon A foremost Rotarian in Delta State, Mr Joe Erharhaghen has called on Nigerians to be kind and compassionate to the Persons with Disabilities in the society. Erhrarhaghen…
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Real Act of Kindness (RAK) Foundation, has advised employers to create a conducive environment that will encourage people living with disabilities to be productive. The…
The umbrella association of persons with disabilities in Oyo State, the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), has dissociated itself from the protest carried out against the state…