..Accuse Govt of discrimination in employment slots Temporary employees of Imo State Persons With Physical Disabilities (PWPDs) have appealed to Governor Senator Hope Uzodinma to release monthly stipends to their…
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Gov Uzodinma gifts Special Advisers on Disability matters an expensive car in Imo State
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on Wednesday gifted an expensive car to special adviser on Disability matters, Dr Samuelson Emeihiwe. The car INN gathers was a brand new 2019…
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Spinal Cord Association Lament High Cost Of Treatment, Appeals To Buhari To Subsidise Treatments
The Chairman of the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Nigeria, Sokoto State chapter, Abdulazeez Ibrahim, said they have lost many members because of the high cost of treatment. Ibrahim who…
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Breaking: Gov. Tambuwal Appoints A Person With Disability As Special Adviser On Disability Matters
Gov. Tambuwal of Sokoto State has just appointed a person with physical Disability, Abdul-Azeez Ibrahim as the special adviser to the governor on Disability matters. This was confirmed in a…
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Grace Jerry and Cobhams Asuquo collaborate to promote disability inclusion in election.
Recording artist and disability/human right advocate, Grace Jerry, met with Legendary Producer and singer Cobhams Asuquo to promote disability inclusion in election. Grace Jerry an inspirational speaker and a Mandela…
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50 million Nigerians may develop mental illness, commit suicide ― Expert
• A worried man Contrary to what many people think, a mental health expert, Dr Jibril Abdulmalik has said that 50 million Nigerians stand a risk of developing mental health…
The Metropolitan Bishop of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Archbishop Valerian Okeke has gifted a girl with physical Disability born without both arms, Miss Ada Aniwetalu (Ada Jesus) an ultra-modern…
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Group donates items to Deaf school in Lagos to celebrate lawmaker birthday
A group of young entrepreneurs has donated items to Hope Fountain School for the Deaf to mark the birthday of Lagos House of Assembly member Rasheed Makinde, who represents Ifako/Ijaye…
Youth Assembly of Nigeria, Yobe state chapter has appointed 17 people with Disabilities as Special Advisers on Disability matters to the 17 local government areas of the state. In an…
Ms. Ekaete Judith Umoh, the Executive Director of FACICP Disability Plus, a Disabled Peoples Organization, DPO, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for setting up the National Commission for Persons with…
It was love at first lift for Josephine Precious Orji, the Nigerian para powerlifting star who is now an Olympic champion and world record holder. Orji’s life changed dramatically for…
Nigeria blind singer Esther Oluwaloleshe A talented blind singer named Esther Oluwaloleshe is set to debut with an album, ‘Mori aanu gba’. The 29-year-old Esther realised her singing abilities at…
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IFA, others launch sign language interpreters’ manual, other documents to improve accessible elections for PWDs
A non governmental organisation that seeks to uphold the rights of people with disabilities (PWDs) known as the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), has launched a sign Language Interpreters’ Manual to…
Disability News
Stakeholders protest exclusion of albinism,autism,down syndrome, leprosy, intellectual Disabilities groups in NCPWD council, allege “error” in the process
Mr. Jake Epelle Some stakeholders in the disability community have faulted the composition of the governing council of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities approved by the President, Major…
Disability NewsEducation
Kaduna sponsors 2 students with Disabilities for foreign scholarship, 27 others with N18.5M
Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board, has supported 27 law students with N18.5 million for their Law School programme, out of the 90 candidates that applied. In a press statement…