The Northern States Governors’ Forum is set to inaugurate National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Executive Secretary, James Lalu as Chairman of the Committee on Youth Engagements, Priorities and Inclusion.…
Disability News
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has been re-elected into the Steering Committee of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room representing persons with disabilities. The Executive Director, David Obinna…
Expert Demands Increased Funding For Special Education, Attitudinal Change Towards PWDs In Nigeria
by Isaiah Ude Prof. Kamoru Usman, Provost, College of Education (Special) Oyo has called for the improvement of educational facilities for persons with disabilities in Higher institutions of learning in…
The Principal of the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and Blind, Mr Abraham Annang Yemoson, has said that inadequate infrastructure and modern technology in the school were impairing teaching…
JONAPWD Anambra, Advocates Disability Law, Appeal for Accessible ramps, Annual subventions, Others.
The Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra State Chapter, on Wednesday met with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Children and Women Affairs, Dr. Dan Ezeanwu, on the…
By Abayomi Adeshida, Abuja American President-Elect, Vice President Joseph Biden has been urged to consider the return of Humanitarian Administrator of global repute. Judy Heumann as the Head of the…
Illegal composition will ruin gains of establishing Nigerian Disabilities Commission — ERPDI
By: Abayomi Adeshida, ABUJA President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to save the thirty-million Nigeria Persons with Disabilities by looking into the composition of the Nigerians Disabilities Commission and ensure…
Why We Are A Separate Group Within The Community Of Physical Disability – SCIAN Lagos
Spinal Cord Injury Association of Nigeria (SCIAN), Lagos State chapter, chairman has explained why it’s a separate group within the community of Persons with Physical Disability in Nigeria. It also…
Toba Adedeji, Osogbo THE counsel for Adebayo Akinola, a 39-year-old alleged rapist, Queen Nkiri, on Friday, told the presiding Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara, that her client, Akinola is not mentally stable.…
Daughters of Charity enhances implementation of mainstream disability inclusion in the States
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, through the coordination office for the Child Empowerment Programme in Nigeria, supported by the Liliane Foundation, on Tuesday 3rd of November…
The Executive secretary of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities James David Lalu has indicated that it will take almost 100 years to meet 50% of the expectations of people…
Boko Haram: 700 ex-military personnel’s limbs amputated, dismissed — Disability commission
NCPWD Executive Secretary, James Lalu The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) says it has integrated about 700 ex-military personnel, who had their limbs amputated and eventually dismissed from…
2021 Disability Commission Budget Defence: Senate Committee Promises Support, Mandates James Lalu.
The Chairman of National Assembly Senate Committee has promised to assist Executive Secretary (ES) of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities in actualizing its mandate. The Chairman of the…
State SSA Tasks Persons with Disabilities on Education, Donates Hand-driven Bicycles for Easy Mobility.
Office of Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Katsina State Governor on Disability matters has tasked Persons with Disabilities in Katsina State on the need to stand up firmly and…
By ADELEYE ADEYEMI The Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Alliance, Nigeria, an NGO, on Thursday unveiled eight champions for People Living with NCDs (PLWNCDs), to create awareness about the diseases in the…