British Boxer Tyson Fury has told Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua, that his defeat by underdog Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden, USA, on Saturday, was not a strange phenomenon. Fury…
Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and five other players have arrived in Asaba, Delta capital, for preparations for the 2019 AFCON tournament holding in Egypt between June 21 and July…
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PWDs’ exclusion in the society is an abuse of their fundamental rights- AAK District Director
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) district of the Central Region in Ghana have called on the Government to make laws to criminalise cultural and religious practices that…
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has appealed for support from the European Union Mission in reducing the spate of youths’ migration to the union’s member…
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CCD EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION WITH ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT OVER INEQUALITY TREATMENT AND NON PASSAGE OF DISABILITY BILL, FULL COMMUNIQUÉ
The Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the Abia State Government over the state’s handling of matters relating to persons with disabilities in the state.…
Barely two weeks after Federal Ministry of Interior abolished academic qualification dichotomy, the house of representatives has followed suit. The green chamber has now passed a bill abolishing the existing…
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How the 26-year-old woman heals cripple, deaf and leprosy at Akure market
The city of Akure, the Ondo State capital last Friday erupted in wild excitement and jubilation when a 26-year-old woman, Bose Isaac who in the course of evangelism, preaching, prayed…
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi An Oyo State High Court on Monday summoned officials of the state government to appear before it on May 14, 2019, over a 39-acre land…
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Calling people disabled is offensive and should be replaced with ‘Access Inclusion Seekers’- Sydney Lord Mayor
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is considering a plan to normalise the term ‘Access Inclusion Seekers’ when referring to disabled people. The City Council is revamping their disability policies, with the…
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CCD Celebrates 100 Days Of Assent To Disability Law, Calls For Implementation
Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has called for quick implementation of the National Disability Law as it celebrated the 100 Days of assent to the bill by President Muhammadu…
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NYSC 2019: Key Information for People with Disabilities (PWD) by Raji Ade Oba (RAJ COMMUNICATIONS)
Lack of awareness of the happenings in the social environment, including other potentially lifesaving information in time of emergency or otherwise is one the problems we encounter as people with…
Anambra State Government, Chief Dr. Willie Obiano has offered Automatic Employment into the state civil service,two couples with Disabilities, Mr Ezemba Ndubueze and Comfort Ezemba(a Deaf couple) and Mr…
The governance crisis rocking the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) following the failed election of November 2018 is taken a woeful turn on the image of…
Dare Dairo, chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the national association of persons living with physical disabilities (NAPWPD), has called on Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor-elect of Lagos state, to…
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DISABILITIES ACT: GROUP RAISES FIVE (5) FOCAL POINTS, TO SEE TO ITS IMPLEMENTATION
Although, the passage into Law of the Disabilities Act has been commended and the National Assembly (NASS) and the President/Presidency, praised for giving their approval and ascent to it…