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…
Disability News
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…
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…
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…
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…
Group praises Buhari for appointing Executive Secretary, board members of Disabilities Commission
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,…
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…