The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Mohammed Abba Isa, has called for deliberate inclusion of qualified lawyers with disabilities in judicial appointments across…
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Hon. Ayuba Gufwan, has applauded the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lawyers with Disabilities Forum for its steadfast commitment…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA’s Lawyers with Disabilities have called on state governments to domesticate the Disability Law, already assented to by the Federal Government. They say it will protect…
The Nigerian Bar Association Lawyers with Disabilities Forum (“NBA-LWDF”), has extended their warmest congratulations to Hon. Mohammed ABBA Isa, on his appointment as the Senior Special Adviser to the President…
By Nancy Okenwa Lawyers under the auspices of the Association of Lawyers With Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN) have condemned the killing of 62-year-old person with physical disability, Adetunji Ayaji, who…
The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN), yesterday, April 1st 2023, held a General Assembly with the sole purpose of conducting the election/ratification of a new Management Board…
The President of The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) , Yakubu Maikyau, SAN said the association under his watch would provide the necessary accessibility facilities and aids for lawyers with disabilities…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has charged the Nigerian Bar Association to be ‘more involved in creating an enabling environment for vulnerable people in the society. The one-time NBA…
Mr. Daniel Onwe, ALDIN President has praised the NBA for inaugurating the Lawyers with Disabilities Forum. On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, the NBA President, Mr. Akpata inaugurated the Lawyers With…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has pledged to put into consideration lawyers with disabilities in its 61st yearly general conference as more than 10,000 lawyers have registered for it. The…
Ije Ulasi A Disability Rights Advocate, Mr. Bizibrains Okpeh, has called for deliberate efforts towards the implementation of the National Disability Act for the benefits of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).…
The World report on disability, published in 2011, stated that about 25 million Nigerians had at least one disability. And by 2021, there are reportedly over 32 million Nigerians with…
The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria, ALDIN, has raised concern over the failure of many state governments to domesticate the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018.…
Past National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA Adesina Adegbite has urged states of the federation to enact strong laws to protect individuals with disabilities. Adegbite said this…
Stakeholders on Disability matters say they will no longer allow any state House of Assembly which refuses to domesticate the Disability laws to rest. The stakeholders argued that domesticating the…
