The stanza in the Nigerian National Anthem, ‘Arise O Compatriots’ came alive recently as Nigerians from different walks of life rallied round a physically challenged girl, Ginika, as a good…
Disability News
Obasa partners Virtual Entrepreneur to train 70,000 Lagosians, Persons with Disabilities
Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly. The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa is to partner Virtual Entrepreneurship on a five-day online workshop, aimed at…
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has pledged his commitment to protect the interest of Northerners living in the State as well as Persons living with Disabilities (PWDs). Uzodinma, spoke…
Following the broadcast of the outcry of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities by Radio Nigeria Positive FM News on the governor’s promised appointment letters to 30 of…
Int’l Youth Day: CCD Tasks Buhari, Minister On Implementation Of PWD, Youth Policy Acts
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s edition of International Youth Day, a call has gone out to the President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister…
The University of Ilorin says its Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, recently won the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) $80,000 {approximately N30.3 million} grant. It said that…
POST COVID-19- PIND canvases innovative approaches to skills development for youths, Women, PWDs
THE Executive Director of Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND), Dara Akala has said that the Niger Delta region needs innovative approaches to skills development that will…
I Walked Without Crawling After Six Years Of My Birth- JONAPWD BOT Chair
Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Board of Trustees (BOT), Prince Paul Adelabu has recounted how he miraculously started walking six years after his birth…
The Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), in Jakusko local Government of Yobe State has called on the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan to extend his philanthropic gestures to persons…
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old man, Godwin Akpan, for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 20-year-old girl with Down’s syndrome. The victim was reportedly…
Christian Association Of Nigeria (CAN) Donates Palliatives To Persons With Disabilities In Anambra State
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Anambra State chapter, led by the president, Rev. John Ndubuisi, yesterday, 24th July, 2020, donated palliative items to Persons with Disabilities in Anambra to…
Gombe PWDs Present Disability Right Bill To Assembly, As Speaker Assured Of Passage
The Gombe State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of Disability Right Bill from the Joint Association of Persons with Disability (Gombe State Chapter). Secretary of the Joint Association and…
The Federal Government on Tuesday said efforts were ongoing towards the establishment of the National Commission for Persons Living with Disabilities in Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management…
Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Board of Trustee (BOT) has begun moves to resolve the lingering crisis in the association to preserve the interest of its 31…
Covid-19: JONAPWD Holds Awareness Programme, Recieves Palliatives For Members
The Ogun State Chapter of the Joint National Association Of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) has held a sensitization and awareness campaign on the reality of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. Chairman…