Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has approved the appointment of Yakubu Abdulhakeem, a person with disability among 1,192 additional aides. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday…
Disability News
Gov Ododo Appoints SCI Survivor as Executive Secretary, Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs
Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has appointed a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, Yakubu Nazir Abdulhakeem as the new Executive Secretary, Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs (KOSODA). The…
The Senior Special Assistant to President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Mohammed Abba Isa has declared Tinubu government as the government of special needs. Mohammed made the declaration in…
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat of Nigeria, Majlis Ansarullah, (Elders’ Group), is organising a two-day free medical services for the Peoples with Disabilities and residents of Karonmajiji village off Airport Road,…
The Kaduna State Government has promised to implement the Disability Act to give visibility to persons with disabilities. The Special Adviser to the state governor, Uba Sani on NGO matters,…
General Manager of the Osun state Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), Mrs Funmi Abokede on Wednesday, hinted that the state government under the leadership of governor Ademola Adeleke has…
Anambra Association Seeks Better Healthcare for Women with Disabilities
The Association of Anambra State Women with Disabilities (AASWOWD), an umbrella body of various women with disabilities, has advocated for improved healthcare service delivery to people with disabilities (PWDs). The…
The Advocacy for Disability Act (ADAC) has said that the recent public hearing on the proposed bill to establish Gombe State Disability Protection Law and Disability Commission and Other Matters…
As part of its corporate social responsibility and fulfilment of its core values, the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin has donated a brand new wheelchair to…
SSA, NSCC collaborate for inclusive programs, services for senior citizens with disabilities.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has reached a strategic partnership agreement with the Director General of the National…
We are disappointed over banks’ discriminatory policy on debt cards – visually impaired
The Visually impaired individuals have expressed disappointments and concern over banks’ recent policy regarding individuals with visual impairments. They specifically described the requirement for visually impaired individuals to obtain a…
Senior Special Assistant to President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Mohammed Isa, has urged Civil Society Organisations to engage in advocacy for inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) and…
By Ogunbayo Oluwaseyi, Ogun In a heartwarming event held by the New Era Initiative for Persons with Disabilities, the organisation has extended a hand of support to ten widows living…
Ayuba Gufwan, the newly appointed Executive Secretary of the National Commission for People with Disabilities (NCPWD), has resumed duty. He was accompanied by the senior special assistant to the president…
Providing Succour To Persons, Kids With Disabilities Is My Priority –Halima Abubakar
Foremost thespian and United Nations Ambassador, Halima Abubakar has said that assisting persons and kids with disabilities in Nigeria and Africa is her priority. Under the auspices of her Halima…