By RACHEAL ABUJAH Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says international flights, suspended by the nation’s aviation authorities as a result of the global outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will…
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APC Appoints Two Persons With Disabilities Into Campaign Council For Ondo Guber Election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed two persons living with disabilities, Mr. Joseph Dakop, a person with physical Disability and Haruna Tsafe, Deaf as members of the National Campaign…
By MUHAMMAD ADAM The Centre for Community Development and Research Network (CCDRN), has distributed livelihood starter kits to more than 33,000 vulnerable persons in Michika and Madagali local government areas…
By LILIAN OKORO An NGO, Adicare Rehabilitation Home, has advised parents to make it a duty to educate their girl-child about sex early. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Veronica Ezeh,…
•LAA General Manager Chinasa Mbene In line with the gradual ease of lockdown and the resumption of businesses across the country, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved the…
A lawmaker representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in Kogi State, Alhaji Lawal Idris has been called out for allegedly discriminating against Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the constituency. In a letter…
By Tony Akowe and Victor Oluwasegun, Abuja The Federal Government said on Thursday that unless the country achieves a strong third quarter economic performance in 2020, the country stands the…
By VINCENT Ufuoma PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the creation and implementation of database of People Living With Disabilities (PLWD), Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) and less privileged persons in the…
Nearly 820 million children worldwide lack basic handwashing facilities at school, increasing the risk of coronavirus contagion, United Nations agencies said on Thursday. Two in five schools do not provide…
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Disability Advocate Writes Gov Bala Mohammed, Lament Exclusion Of Aide On PWD Affairs In Cabinet Appointment
A Disability Advocate, Dayyabu Tanimu Azare has lamented the non appointment of a Special Assistant On Disability Matters by the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed. Azare, in an open…
•British PM, Boris Johnson Britain has entered the deepest recession since records began as official figures on Wednesday showed the economy shrank by more than any other major nation during…
•NECO Registrar/CEO, Professor Godswill Obioma The National Examinations Council (NECO) has unveiled the timetable and guidelines for the conduct of its 2020 examinations for Senior Secondary 3 students. NECO Registrar/Chief…
Vladimir Putin Russia has developed the first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday. “This morning, for the first time in the world, a vaccine…
The University of Ilorin says its Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, recently won the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) $80,000 {approximately N30.3 million} grant. It said that…
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE has assured all participants of the Creative Kids online training programme of the agency’s…