The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, had passed into law a bill for the establishment of the state Disability Right Commission law 2018 in order to protect the rights of…
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The Feed-The-Street Group Co-ordinator Recounts Her Experience With Mentally Challenged Woman
The Feed-the-Street group, led by its Co-ordinator, Nancy Ogbue, had on the February 14, Valentine day, last week embarked on a show of love to the needy and poor people…
WEWE/USAID Drills JONAPWD For Better And Effective Performance
In a bid to strengthen the Joint National Association of People With Disabilities (JONAPWD)’s organizational delivery capacities and consequent upon the continued efforts by JONAPWD to be one of the…
People Living with Disabilities Must Be Treated as Equal Members of Society – Abiodun Paseda
He does not live with a physical or mental disability, but Abiodun Enilari Paseda, a Business Administration and Marketing Management graduate of the Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye, and University…
PWDs in Anambra Strategizing Measures To Attract Revenue For Anambra State PWDs; Set Agenda for 2018
• Further Lauds Gov Obiano’s Government The Executive members of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) Anambra State Chapter, in a meeting with the Office of the…
DWAN IS A GIFT TO ALL DEAF WOMEN IN NIGERIA NOW AND IN THE FUTURE -Deaconess Adedoyin Beyioku-Alase
Meet Deaconess Adedoyin Beyioku-Alase, widely known as ‘Mama Deaf’. A hard working and industrious Deaf mother of four. She’s a trained social worker by the Lagos State Ministry of Sports…
Unproven Settlement: Persons With Disablities Attack Leaders In A’Ibom
A supposed abandonment of persons with disablity by the Akwa Ibom State Government, over the years, has occasioned a no love lost relationship between Akwa Ibom Persons Living with…
THE SUN AWARD’LL PROPEL ME TO DO MORE – IZUNASO, HUMANITARIAN SERVICE WINNER
Chairman of Kpakpando Foundation, Senator Osita Izunaso, has described his choice as The Sun Humanitarian Service Award winner for 2017 as a huge surprise that will spur him to do…
President Muhammadu Buhari Commissioned Special School in Nassarawa State (Photos)
REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMISSIONING OF COMPREHENSIVE SPECIAL SCHOOL, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE: TUESDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY, 2018. …
Valentine outing with MPQ winner, Queen Janny
VALENTINE is here again !!! What does valentine mean to You? What was your plan?? Who are you taking out? Do you Know you can put smiles on the faces…
About 14,771 graduates of the National Open University Nigeria, Abuja were awarded degrees in various disciplines during the last convocation ceremony of the institution. One of them is Joshua Sopeju,…
Many People Tried Discouraging My Wife From Marrying Me –Adebayo, Governing Board member, LASODA
Adebukola Adebayo is a member of the Governing Board, Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, and also a senior executive of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities. Adebayo,…
CCD RATES ACCESSIBILITY FOR PWDs AS FAIR IN ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities has described the percentage of accessible polling units for Persons with Disabilities during the November 18, 2017, Anambra Governorship election, as fair compared to…
JONAPWD plans new strategy for Persons with Disabilities participation in Politics in Nigeria (photo)
JONAPWD national president, Ekaete Umoh in a meeting with representative from Westminster foundation to explore new strategic areas of partnership for sustainable change in Persons with Disabilities in politics See…
Federal Government Poise To Fight Polio With 1.2 Billion Naira
The Federal Government has earmarked N1.2 billion to decisively eradicate polio across the country, according to the proposed 2018 budget, Inclusive News reports. The Polio epidemic, which can cause paralysis…