Chidi Olujie, a Presidential Candidate for the forthcoming election of the Nigeria Association of the Deaf (NNAD), has promised employment and scholarship for Deaf Youths in Nasarawa and North Central…
Students with disabilities in Kano state are set to benefit from government scholarship as the state government has provided free scratch cards to enable eligible students enroll in its online…
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Udu Local Government Chapter has thrown their weight behind the incumbent Executive Chairman of Udu Local Government Council Hon. Chief Jite…
A reality TV talent show which is tagged: The AID (Ability in Disability) talent hunt show, is set to organise it’s first talent show specifically for people with Disability in…
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Edo Election: IFA trains disability leaders to frame disability issue based questions for governorship debate
Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) and NAPVID on Saturday in Benin City trained PWD leaders Advocacy and Issue Framing ahead of the Governorship Candidate Debates on Sunday 13th September. The training…
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OGDM verifies Cooperative Society for Persons with Disability in readiness for Government interventions.
Office of the Governor on Disability Matters (OGDM) has verified Cooperative Societies owned by Persons with Disability in readiness to access credit facility being expected from the government through Anambra…
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Minister for Housing Plans Inclusive Housing for Anambrians with Disabilities as Special Adviser Inaugurates Media Team.
The Anambra State Commissioner for housing, Arc. Mike Okonkwo, met with Representatives of persons living with disability expressing readiness for partnership in housing scheme with them. The meeting which was…
Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to make voting easy for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), in the forthcoming…
..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…
Disability News
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…