Ability in Disability Economic Empowerment Initiative (AIDEEI), a Non-Government Organization has urged President Buhari to provide security for Persons with Disabilities against activities of miscreants hijacking peaceful demonstrations of #EndSARS,…
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PROTESTS AND STATE-WIDE UNREST: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PWDS AND PWDS’ PROPER ROLES IN THIS DISCONTENT
On October 8, 2020, Nigerian youths began mass protests over police brutality and the highhandedness of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, commonly known as the SARS. The Nigerian youths had occupied…
NNAD President-Elect, Chidi Olujie Receives Abia Disability Bill From Abia State House of Assembly
Chidi Olujie, the president-elect of Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) and Founder of Chidi Topaz Olujie Foundation (CTO) has received a copy of the Abia State Disability Bill…
VOICE, KIND seek improved functionality of inclusive schools for children with disability
By Ijeoma Thomas-Odia With a significant number of the country’s population living with disability and require special support especially young children, stakeholders and parents seek improvement in the learning environment…
Federation seeks inclusion of para-soccer in 20th National Sports Festival
Misbahu Didi, the President of Nigeria Para-Soccer Federation (NPF), has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to include the sport in the 2020 National Sports Festival…
People with Disabilities have been vividly captured in the 2021 budget of Kano State. This much was affirmed by The Director of Planning at the State Ministry of Planning and…
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq’s recent announcement of the take-off of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) should be heartwarming. The minister’s…
Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) has joined the growing list of #EndSARS protesters in Abuja and some states in Nigeria to press for the vox pop demand for #PoliceReform and…
World White Cane Day: NAB FCT sensitizes the public in FCT, demands motorists respect for the white cane
The Nigeria Association of the Blind FCT Chapter on Tuesday organized a rally to mark World White Cane Day. The members of the association and other members of disability community…
#EndSARS Protests: NNAD advises Deaf youths to refrain from violence and possible added Disability.
The Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) has advised Deaf youths to refrain from the acts of violence ravaging some Nigerian States as a result of the #EndSARS and…
Project Enable Africa, known for the digital empowerment and human rights advocacy for Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria recently unveiled a new program targeted at enhancing businesses led by Persons…
As of Monday 19 October, donations raised by #EndSARS protesters has reached ₦ 7,553,675.00 for the young lady, Jane Obiene, who marched out with one limb to join in the…
As #EndSARS protests continue across the country on Monday, some Lagos residents with disability vow to continue despite the challenge and pain of moving around. They say Police brutality and…
By Yakubu Salisu, Kano The Executive Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission, Barr. Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado has said that, people with disabilities have suffered greatly from…
The NBA Apologises to Lawyers with Disabilities for Decades of Neglect
In an unprecedented move to ensure inclusion in the affairs of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the NBA has apologised to lawyers with disabilities (LWDs) for decades of neglect at…