Disability News

Kano State has emerged winners in an 8-team, World Polio Day, National Para Soccer Tournament 2020, the 8th in the series. In the final match, held at Old Parade Ground,…

Alphonse Mwimba Makiese, DR Congo’s wrestling champion who campaigned for fellow albinos facing stigma, was lauded Monday for his work fighting discrimination following his death at 54. Makiese, whose sporting…

Dr. Chike Okogwu, Founder, CARE Nigeria, The Center For Ability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment in Nigeria, has urged senate to fast track the confirmation of members of the Disability Commission. He…

By Chidimma Ajemba : People living with disabilities in the riverine areas are to adhere to government safety measures, even as floodwaters continue to submerge some areas in the state…

Two coaches at the 2020 National Para-Soccer League which ends on Saturday have urged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to invest in the sport. The coaches, while speaking with the News Agency…

Ability in Disability Economic Empowerment Initiative (AIDEEI), a Non-Government Organization has urged President Buhari to provide security for Persons with Disabilities against activities of miscreants hijacking peaceful demonstrations of #EndSARS,…

On October 8, 2020, Nigerian youths began mass protests over police brutality and the highhandedness of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, commonly known as the SARS. The Nigerian youths had occupied…

Chidi Olujie, the president-elect of Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) and Founder of Chidi Topaz Olujie Foundation (CTO) has received a copy of the Abia State Disability Bill…

By Ijeoma Thomas-Odia With a significant number of the country’s population living with disability and require special support especially young children, stakeholders and parents seek improvement in the learning environment…

Misbahu Didi, the President of Nigeria Para-Soccer Federation (NPF), has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to include the sport in the 2020 National Sports Festival…

People with Disabilities have been vividly captured in the 2021 budget of Kano State. This much was affirmed by The Director of Planning at the State Ministry of Planning and…

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq’s recent announcement of the take-off of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) should be heartwarming. The minister’s…

Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) has joined the growing list of #EndSARS protesters in Abuja and some states in Nigeria to press for the vox pop demand for #PoliceReform and…

The Nigeria Association of the Blind FCT Chapter on Tuesday organized a rally to mark World White Cane Day. The members of the association and other members of disability community…

The Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) has advised Deaf youths to refrain from the acts of violence ravaging some Nigerian States as a result of the #EndSARS and…