The Kebbi State Government has constituted the Governing Board for People with Disability Commission. This was contained in a statement signed by Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State…
Disability News
Paralympics: Nigeria cruises to 2-0 win in badminton, loses in two doubles table tennis events
Nigeria para-badminton player, Mariam Bolaji has won her maiden game in SL3 badminton appearance at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bolaji defeated…
Team Nigeria is set for action as the table tennis event of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games begin tomorrow. The team has been drawn against formidable British and Chinese opponents…
World number two Para Badminton player, Eniola Bolaji will square up with Mandeep Kaur (India) and Celine Vinot (Australia) in the group stage of the women’s SL3 at the Paris…
Train Services Not Accessible To PWDs, Elderly, Says Minister of Transportation
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Ahmed Alkali has challenged the design of the Kubwa train station in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, which does not give easy access to the…
It was an ecstatic moment for the entire students and students with disabilities of Gombe State University as they received a gift of 150 assorted bags of fertilisers from Aminatu…
Nasarawa Disability Commission Takes Advocacy to Polytechnic, Salutes Rector on Disability Inclusion.
Executive Chairman, Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission, Mr. Saleh Barde Keana, has challenged other public and private institutions to strictly adhere to the nation’s Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition)…
Accessibility: Nasarawa Disability Commission Chairman Inspects New State Secretarial Building
Sale Braden Keana, the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Disability Rights Commission, visited the newly constructed Nasarawa State Secretarial building in Lafia. The visit was aimed at granting the Chairman…
Jeremiah Omoto Foundation has extended support to persons with disabilities (PWDs) and albinism in Kaduna State. The gesture was in response to the ongoing economic crisis and widespread hunger in…
NNAD Election 2024: How Chidi is Able to Silence Critics through Good Leadership – UPP-T Chairman
The National Chairman of Unity Peace and Progressive Team (UPP-T) Hon. Yusuf Mohammed Lawan has said the incumbent president of Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) Hon. Dr. Chidi…
The center for information technology and development CITAD has established a Digital Training Hub for people with disabilities (PWDs). The digital training hub targets 300 PWDs in the next one…
Dr. Opeoluwa Sotonwa, LL.M., LP.D., Commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH), has been selected as a Council of State Government’s Henry Toll Fellow,…
All eyes are glued to what the next executive committee of Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) under Dr. Chidi Topaz Olujie administration would achieve as it plans to…
LASODA Emphasizes Inclusivity, Empowerment for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) has emphasized the importance of ensuring that every child, regardless of their disability, is given the opportunity to contribute to society and…
The Federal Government has announced an upward review of the winning bonuses for Nigeria’s Paralympic athletes participating in the forthcoming 2024 Paralympic Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…