The Centre for Disability Issues (CDI) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for reconstituting the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). He was also praised for appointing its executive secretary,…
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Network of Disabled Women Makes Case For Mobility Aids, Interpreters, Signage In Hospitals
… As UN Women Plan Cash Palliatives For Vulnerable Persons, WGWDs The Network of Disabled Women (NDW) has urged government at all levels to ensure that mobility aides, interpreters and…
Drug Free World African in partnership with mama legacies, an NGO that emphasizes more on eating good food than drugs to fight against drug addictions and self-medication has distributed ready-made…
Deaf man in diaspora donates N1.2million worth of food items to over 2,000 Deaf Lagosians
A Deaf man living in the United States of America, Adetokunbo Olaore (TOKS) has distributed food items worth 1.2 millionaires to over 2,800 Deaf community in Lagos State. Responding in…
ActionAid Nigeria advocates establishment of Disability Commission in states, LG levels
..hails Buhari over establishment of Disability Commission An international humanitarian and non-governmental organisation working to combat poverty and all forms of injustice in Nigeria, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, hailed President…
A cross-section of persons, known as Citizens With Disabilites (PWDs), has appealed to Abia Government to domesticate the National Disability Act 2018, in order to promote their wellbeing. The people…
Minister, Sadiya Farouq Tasks Disability Commission Excos On Living Up To Expectations
Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq on Monday played host to the Chairman and Executive Secretary of Disability Commission in her office. This was confirmed through…
Nigerians Disability Commission would address nation’s fundamental problems — Us-Based Group
By Abayomi Adeshida – Abuja An American based non-profit group, the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc., has expressed the hope that the establishment of the Nigerians Disability…
Senator repressing Nasarawa South senatorial district Umaru Almakura Saturday, called on the people living with Disability to take full advantage of the newly established commission for disabled persons to showcase…
Executive Director of Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, Chief Ayuba Burki Gufwan has emerged as the Chanchanta Personality of the Week. In a statement signed by the seemly founder of…
Create budget line for education of children with disabilities, group tasks LASG
The Lagos Civil Society Participation for Development, a network of Civil Society Organisations, has called on the Lagos State Government to create a budget line that would cater for the…
Women with disabilities: Govt urged to improve COVID-19 interventions response
By Alao Abiodun The Federal Government has been urged to improve its COVID-19 interventions response in health, humanitarian, and gender sectors to meet the needs of Women living with disabilities…
Deaf Politician Wants Buhari To Consider PWDs For Appointment In All Sectors
…Thanks President for Establishing National Disability Commission A deaf politician and member of APC National Campaign Council for Ondo State Guber Election, Haruna Tsafe has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for…
Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong and Chairman, Northern Governors Forum has expressed delight with the appointment of Mr. James Lalu as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Disability Rights…
A Presidential Candidate for the forthcoming election of the Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD), Hon. Chidi Olujie has promised to bring the world to Nigeria through the World…