United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) By Chidinma Uchechukwumgemezu A new publication by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that children with disabilities were among the most disadvantaged during…
By Sunkanmi Omodele, Ondo Ondo City is one of the 18 Local Government areas of Ondo State and arguably where civilization enter the State. On 28 of December 2020, the…
In a bid to cushion the current economic hardships faced by vulnerable families in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation popularly known as Together for Needs Initiative has provided 100 boxes of…
Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Lagos State chapter has lauded Governor Sanwo-Olu for restoring Disability Empowerment Fund. Chairman of JONAPWD in Lagos, Dr. Adebukola Adebayo said this…
Founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, and owner of Emmanuel TV, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua (T.B Joshua) has donated 1,000 food items and two million naira cash grant…
A fifty-year-old who cannot clean up during her period; children secluded in special homes or banished to villages because their parents thought they would never become useful adults: this is…
By Oziegbe Okoeki Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday disclosed that the Disability Trust Fund has been reactivated in the State. He assured that the state government would…
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YULETIDE: Sanwo-Olu Lifts 364 Persons With Disabilities, Expands Inclusion For Disability Groups In Govt
•Lagos Earmarks N500 Million In 2021 To Address PWDs’ Challenges •Governor To Appoint SSA On Disability Affairs Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on…
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Government must stop making empty promises to persons with Disabilities, underprivileged —Tiolowani
By Adeola Otemade The president of the Care People Foundation, Reverend Paul Tiolowani, has urged government and well-meaning Nigerians to go beyond mere promises towards the disabled and the underprivileged,…
By Dayyabu Tanimu Azare. Myriad of challenges make financing college education extra hard and expensive for students with disabilities. This status quo may prevent such students from attending school full-time…
A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Toni and Tosin Foundation UK(Choose Hope) on Wednesday donated writing materials, food, and drinks to 600 pupils and students of Kwara state school for Special Needs…
A GROUP, the Centre for Disabilities Issues (CDI), at the weekend distributed Christmas gifts to the poor and people with disabilities. The beneficiaries, who assembled at the Evans Square, Ebute-Metta,…
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Struck by fate, neglected by governments: Travails of visually-impaired pupils in Nigerian public schools
Alexander Okere Uduak Esin strode towards an old couch in the sitting room and sank into it quietly. She reached out for her phone on a wooden stool and slowly…
The Federal Government says the Nigeria Disability Databank (NDDB), is a key instrument to inclusive development to facilitate economic growth and human capital development. Dr Anthony Uwa, National Coordinator of…
GENERAL Manager of Lagos State Office of Disability Affairs (LASODA), Mr Oluwadamilare Ogundairo, has promised to create a digital data bank for persons with disability to ensure socio-economic inclusion for…