Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Anambra State Chapter’s Project Team advocated for persons with Disabilities Inclusion at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The group urged the commission…
Gboyega Alaka Project Alert on Violence Against Women midweek held a workshop on violence against women and girls for 60 select persons with disabilities. The programme, a continuation of an…
By COLLINS YAKUBU-HAMMER Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says the Federal Government, through a local producer, is set to produce modern white canes…
By Sola Ogundipe The Senate is set to pass the National Health Bill for the third reading in November 2020, even as the Federal government has been charged to set…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajiya Sadiya Umar farouq ably represented by the Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Mr James David…
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, says the ministry will empower 20 youth with disabilities from the North West Zone to be self reliant and discourage…
The All Progressives Congress candidate for the Oct. 31 Lagos East Senatorial by-election, Mr Tokunbo Abiru, says he will work with other lawmakers to champion the empowerment of persons with…
It may sound outlandish that the visually impaired trains people in arts and crafts. That is the story of 58-year-old Madam Christiana Kehinde Akinrinmade, the proprietor of Chrisken Training Centres.…
BY EDIRI OYIBO The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has proffered the jailing of corrupt government officials as the most potent way to scare others away from…
A Lawyer with Disability has tasked the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to ensure better opportunities for its members. Yusuf Iyodo, a member of Association of Lawyers with Disabilities (ALDIN) and…
A group, Count Disability Coalition, has reacted to the news of the approval for the release of funds to the National Population Commission (NPC) and the inclusion of additional funds…
..Urges INEC To Address Challenges Of PWDs During Elections The Executive Director of the Centre for Citizens With Disabilities (CCD) David Anyaele has expressed concerns that the office of the…
The Inclusive Friends Association, IFA has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for successfully conducting the Ondo Governorship Election on Saturday, especially for voters with disabilities. IFA, in a…
Equal Voting Access for Persons with Disabilities (EVAPWD), a programme of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), has commended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Polling Units Official…
Professor Gerard Quinn has been appointed the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Gerard Quinn is professor emeritus in law at the National…
