The association of lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN) said it has begun the implementation of its Enugu Project on “Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Enugu…
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COVID-19: FG to distribute palliatives to 18,000 vulnerable women, Persons With Disabilitiess
•Women Affairs Minister Pauline Tallen By JUSTINA AUTA Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, says 18,000 vulnerable women, girls and persons with disabilities will receive cash palliatives and hygiene products…
By Rakiya A. Muhammad Yakubu Ahmad and Aisha Usman were oblivious to the public health emergency of great concern when the world was striving to stay safe in the thick…
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Staff with Disabilities’ Cooperative Society, Alhaji Iliasu Abdulrauf,…
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Gov. Fayemi approves the appointment of a person with disability as SSA on Disability matters
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has approved the appointment of a person with disability as Senior Special Assistant to Governor on Disability matters. In a statement signed…
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Bureau of Statistics asks JONAPWD to Assist on Data Collection of PWDs in Anambra State
Anambra State Bureau of Statistics, in its readiness to publish verifiable data of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the State, have asked the State Chapter of JONAPWD to assist in…
Kano State chapter of Spinal Cord Injury Association of Nigeria (SCIAN) commissioned its new secretariat office on Monday, 2nd November, 2020. At the commissioning were important dignitaries, most of whom…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Mr James D. Lalu, in sustained efforts to engage relevant stakeholders for strategic partnership and collaboration has today met with…
By Diana Omueza/ Ruth Oketunde The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, a Catholic congregation of reverend sisters, has appealed to Federal and State Governments to award bursary…
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SARS operatives threw me off two-storey building, broke my spine, petitioner tells panel
By Onozure Dania A 34-year-old merchant, Mr. Ndukwe Ekekwe, told the panel how the disbanded SARS operatives threw him down from a two-storey building, which confined him to a wheelchair.…
Imo State Disability community, under the aegis of Joint National Association of persons with Disabilities, (JONAPWD), Imo State chapter has honoured Reverend father Valentine Ogubuike, one of the Catholic Priests…
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Group Tasks Buhari on Mainstreaming the Needs of PWDs into Government policies, processes and systems.
The group, Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) have tasked President Buhari’s administration on the need to mainstream issues and needs of persons with Disabilities, especially Women and Girls…
By Tessy Igomu Experts have listed sudden sensorineural hearing loss among the long list of unusual symptoms and long-term complications from COVID-19 infection. Co-director of the Auditory Implant Programme and…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and team members at Inclusive News Network (INN) commiserates with the family of Basharu over the demise of their mother. The CEO, Sejoro Ekundayo in…
National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) announced its mourning over the demise of former JONAPWD National President and current chairperson, United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with…