A group under the auspices of Persons with Disabilities Odatiwa Odirorun Forum have thrown its weight behind Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as Ondo State is preparing for the governorship election coming…
As the date for the commencement of the 2024 Paralympics Games draw nearer, Paralympic Committee of Nigeria(PCN) has commenced camping exercise for its athletes. The paralympic games will hold between…
People with Disabilities, PWDs, have been mandated to join any political party of their choice in order to be relevant in the political governance in Nigeria. The charge was handed…
The Godwin and Patricia Okeke Foundation has donated dormitory and classroom blocks to the Special Secondary School for the Deaf in Odoakpu, Onitsha, Anambra State. The newly equipped facilities include…
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Sanwo-olu’s commitment to children with disabilities should set precedents for long-term positive improvements – Adebayo
The immediate past chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Dr. Adebukola Adebayo has charged Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to…
The Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) on Friday concluded a four-day training of 140 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Public Institutions officers on disability-inclusive programmes and practices. The News…
The Center for Citizens with Disabilities, CCD, said no fewer than 29 million Nigerians live with one form of disability or the other. Ms Florence Attah, Program Officer of the…
The Special Adviser to Governor Abiodun Oyebanji on Special Education and Social Inclusion, Princess Adetoun Agboola, has said the Governor is committed towards improving lives of People with Disabilities (PWDs)…
Mohammed Abba Isa, the Senior Special Assistant to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, has called for the disaggregation of the database of Persons With…
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Aisha Aminu: High Court in Kogi sentences Audu Obe to death by hanging
The Ihima High Court in Obangede, Kogi State, in its ruling yesterday, sentenced Audu Siyaka Obe to death by hanging for the heinous murder of Aisha Aminu, a woman with…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the Honourable Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman, on the loss of her beloved mother.…
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Southern Governors’ Forum: APC National Special Leader Congratulates Gov. Dapo Abiodun
Tolu Bankole, a Member of the APC National Working Committee has congratulated Ogun State Governor, His Excellency Prince (Dr.) Dapo Abiodun (CON), on his unanimous nomination as Chairman of the…
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Ejigbo LCDA gifts Land to PWDs Association to build Inclusive School, Therapy Center
The Executive Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Honorable Monsuru Oloyede Obe, has formally presented a parcel of land to Neurological Disorders Care Association for construction of an…
In the recently concluded State Level Fabric Competition with the theme “One Nigeria/unity Competition” held on Monday July 24, 2024 at the Ministry of Education in Bauchi State, the Special…
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Disability Advocate appeals Pastors, Imams to make Services Accessible in Kogi, Nigeria
A disability rights advocate, Ibrahim Daniel Arome, has appealed to pastors and imams to make their services accessible to people with disabilities in Kogi State in particular and Nigeria in…