Some stakeholders have called for improvement in the nation’s electioneering processes to ensure credible, free, and fair elections come 2027. They spoke in their various remarks in Ibadan at the…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has distributed rice palliatives to over 1,000 beneficiaries in Yobe State, continuing the…
By Umar Saleh, Bauchi The Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammad has disbursed 11 cows and 12 Rams to persons with disabilities as the state sallah package in Bauchi to…
As Nigerians gather to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has urged the public to embrace the spirit of the season by showing compassion, respect…
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AWWDI Advocates Gender-Disability Inclusive Climate Change Policies At National Assembly
The Advocacy Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has called for comprehensive inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in all climate change-related policies and programs at the National Assembly. The event…
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Special Olympics Nigeria hosts championship, fun day for PWID
Special Olympics Nigeria (SO Nigeria) celebrated individuals with and without intellectual disabilities through its Unified Champion School (UCS) program platform. The platform facilitated a one-day event titled “Unified Sports Competition…
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon Mohammed Abba Isa, has extended a heartfelt congratulations to Ambassador Dr. Chris Nwanoro on his…
Sequel to the earlier promises made by Gombe state government under the administration of governor Alh. Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya to carry along persons with Disabilities in his government, and the…
A kindhearted philanthropist and renowned humanitarian HRM Queen Dr. Haliamat Adenike Tejousho has doled out a sum of N50,000 (fifty thousand naira) to a 20 year old boy simply identified…
Anambra governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has sponsored the enrollment of 1,000 persons with disabilities into the Anambra State Health Insurance Scheme. The event which took at the Governor’s Lodge,…
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NNAD President Extols BSAD Leadership As Bauchi Deaf Community Gets New Emir
It was an ecstatic period penultimate Saturday for the entire members of Deaf community of Bauchi state following the decision of the Bauchi State Emirate Council under the able guidance…
THE Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD) has called for easy access to justice for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Lagos State and the country at large. The CCD made…
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, has assured of his administration’s commitment to the welfare of the less privileged, and persons with disabilities (PWDs). The governor gave…
By Yusuf Mohammed Lawan, Gombe Hukumar kula da harkokin masu bukata na musamman wanda akafi sani a turance da ‘National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD)’ ta fara shirye –…
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PwDs elected President, Deputy Director of Administration, Internal Auditor of CONGOS
Three Persons with disabilities (PWDs) were elected into 7th Executive Council of the Conference of Non Governmental Organizations (CONGOS) during the general election held on 7th May, 2024. The action…