The Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sustain priority voting for Persons with Disability (PWDs) in the Nov. 16 Kogi and…
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Anambra state persons with disabilities honour “history making” Chief Judge as she retires
The first female Acting Chief judge, Justice ijem Onwuamegbu, from anambra state who made history as the first Chief judge of the state to appoint a lawyer with disability to…
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Voice for Inclusion equips CCD, DEW DROP, WHER to represent Nigeria in over 30 thousand dollars grant contest in Netherlands
Voice for Inclusion on Tuesday organized the final meeting of a week-long peer hearing programme known as National Dialogue Nigeria for three organizations, Centre for Citizen with Disabilities (CCD), Dew…
Comrade Ibrahim Arome (Kogi State Chairman of Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities) led an advocacy visit to Hon Muhammed Dan-Asebe, the chairman of Lokoja Local Government in which…
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Hon Hezekiah Dimka presents sallah gifts to people with Disabilities in his Constituency (photo).
This Sallah in Dengi town the distinguished Sen. Hezekiah A. Dimka donated bags of rice and rams to the Kanam Disabled Community in honor of the sallah celebration. The presentation…
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Gov. Buni lunches strategic empowerment for people with disability, to send 20 undergraduates on oversea scholarship.
By Joel duku blog In complaince with inclusivity in governance, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has ordered the inclusion of 20 students of physically challenged status to be included…
By Nasra Bishumba Emmanuel Ndayisaba, the Executive Secretary of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), addresses the parliamentary committee on social affairs last week. Sam Ngendahimana. In a…
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Sen. Abbo advocates for the establishment of a commission, pledges 20% to support persons with disabilities (photos).
By Hassan Umar Shallpella In an effort to ensure that persons with disabilities have a sense of belonging in the Society, Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa North at the…
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Ogun state government plans empowerment and vocational training for people with disabilities, promise to look into disability bill
The Deputy Governor of Ogun state, Her Excellency, Alhaja chief Mrs Noimot Salako Oyedele, has said that the government is planning to empower persons with disability and institute a vocational…
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Anambra State Government sets capacity building workshop for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities.
The Anambra state Office of the Governor on Disability matters in collaboration with the Anambra State joint national association of persons with Disabilities(Jonapwd) organized a one day capacity building workshop…
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Persons With Disabilities demand inclusion in ministerial list; want quick implementation of Disability Bill (photo)
Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, a non-governmental organisation, has expressed concern about the exclusions of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the ministerial list of the present administration. In a news conference in…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged molestation and rape of minors at the FCT School of the Blind, Jabi, Abuja. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption…
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Kwara’s budget review holds in special needs school; Governor denies spending money without appropriation
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday directed top civil servants to meet him at the state’s school of special needs for their budget review meeting. In what was a…
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has urged the public to desist from giving alms to disabled persons who are begging on the streets. According…
The First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, took to her Twitter handle to condemn the alleged sexual assault of some blind female students by their teachers in FCT School for the…