The Lagos State Scholarship Board has officially flagged off the Special Scholarship for Inclusion Awards, a landmark initiative aimed at supporting students with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in the…
Disability News
MSME Day: Foundation Champions Inclusive Entrepreneurship, Calls for End to Discrimination Against PWDs
In celebration of the 2025 United Nations Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, Hope Builders for the Physically Challenged Foundation has issued a clarion call to eliminate discrimination against…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has revealed how the Board uncovered over 1,500 impersonators who falsely claimed to be persons with albinism…
Sokoto Ministry of Education Makes History with Inclusive Nomination at National Workshop
In a landmark move reflecting commitment to inclusive education, the Sokoto State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MBSE) has earned praise for nominating a person with a disability to…
Stakeholders Launch Global Disabilities Green Initiative to Empower 10,000 PWDs by 2030
ABUJA – The Global Disabilities Green Initiative (GDGI) has unveiled a transformative plan to empower 10,000 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as green leaders by the year 2030. Speaking at the…
Gombe, Nigeria – The Gombe State Commission for Persons with Disabilities has extended heartfelt appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing into law the bill establishing the Federal College…
Abuja – The Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has called on Nigerian policymakers to urgently review and revise national and sub-national climate policies to incorporate inclusive frameworks that…
Visually Impaired Woman Wins Landmark Case Against Tenant in Abuja
Abuja – In a landmark ruling hailed as a victory for Nigeria’s disability community, the Bwari High Court has ruled in favour of Rose Utoko Monkom, a visually impaired woman…
A member of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aare (Hon.) Tolu Bankole, has called on the Federal Government to implement a national policy that guarantees…
Ogun State – Hope came alive for persons with disabilities in Ikenne, Sagamu, and Remo-North as Hon. Akinyode Solomon Soyoye, a leading House of Representatives aspirant and founder of the…
PCN Applauds NSC for Nigeria’s Para-Sports Success at African Grand Prix
President of the Para-Olympics Committee of Nigeria (PCN), Sunday Odebode, has attributed Nigeria’s outstanding performance at the recent African Para Grand Prix in Tunisia to the strategic and consistent support…
The Tech Inclusion for the Deaf Initiative (TIDI) is partnering with the Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission (NSDRC) to deliver computer training and mentorship to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), aimed…
Deafblind Group Marks 2025 International Week with Call for Inclusion, National Survey
As the world marks the International Deafblind Awareness Week, the Deafblind Inclusion and Advocacy Network–Nigeria (DBIAN) has extended warm wishes to all individuals living with Deafblindness both in Nigeria and…
With the Anambra State governorship election on the horizon, TAF Africa, a leading Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has expressed deep concern over the persistent barriers limiting the active participation of…
In a groundbreaking move to advance disability inclusion through sports, the Nigeria Unconquered Foundation (NUF) has partnered with the ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre to inaugurate the ECOWAS Para…