Senior Special Assistant to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon Mohammed Abba Isa, Wednesday joined other heads of Civil Society Organizations and development partners…
Disability News
Lagos PWDs call for Appointment of Queen Halimat Tejuosho as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs
It was a period of intense restless struggle for members of Disability community in Lagos State as they thronged many streets of Lagos calling the attention of President Bola Ahmed…
Lawmaker distributes 400 wheelchairs, cash, other walking aids to PWDs in his constituency.
Member representing Obi one at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Peter Akwe, has distributed tricycle wheelchairs and other walking aids to over 400 people with disabilities of…
Disability Commission, Connected Development Collaborate to Promote Disability Rights
Connected Development (CODE), an organisation known for its “Follow the Money” initiative, visited the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) to seek collaboration on the implementation of the Persons…
Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has issued a service-wide circular mandating all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to comply with the National Accessibility…
As part of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Renewed Hope Agenda, aimed at tackling hunger and poverty by ensuring food security among vulnerable populations, especially Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), the…
Disability Commission Restates FG’s Commitment To Making Assistive Technology A Goldmine
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. James David Lalu has reassured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s commitments to transforming the enormous opportunities in the entire value…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has today initiated a formal investigation into Rano Air regarding allegations of discrimination against Alhaji Usman Bura Gabai, the State Chairman of…
Group urges govt to implement policy on inclusive education for PWA
The Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has urged the Federal Government to implement the national policy on inclusive education for persons with albinism. In a communiqué signed by Programme Manager…
A Bill for an Act to amend the Federal College of Education Act to establish Federal College of Education, Special in Dakuku, Gombe State has scaled second reading in the…
NAKASASSU SUN BUKACI GOMNAIN JIHAR BORNO TA SAKASU CIKIN HARKAR KOYAR DA ILIMIN DIJITAL
By Yusuf Mohammed Lawan, Al-ummar nakasassun jihar Borno sunyi kira da babban murya ga gomnatin jihar da ta sakasu cikin harkar koyar da ilimin zamani na dijital da gomnatin ke…
A Nigerian man with disability, who has resided in the UK for 38 years, is facing the prospect of being forcibly removed from the country by the Home Office, the…
Persons with disabilities in Borno State have called for inclusion in the ongoing digital literacy training organised by Borno State government through Borno State Information and Communication Technology Development Agency…
NCPWD congratulates former LASODA GM on appointment as member of Governing Council of Michael Okpara University
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has extended congratulations to the former General Manager of the Lagos State office for Disability Affairs, LASODA, Mr. Dare Dairo on his…
Disability Commission Donates 30 Laptops to Blind School in Plateau, Unveils New Facilities
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has presented 30 brand-new HP laptops provided by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to Gindiri School of the Blind, Plateau State. The…