Sunday Okobi Foremost Nigerian human right activist, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, and other concerned Nigerians yesterday kicked off a campaign to ensure the full implementation of the Disability Act recently signed…
The Punch Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti Persons living with disabilities in Ekiti State have called on the state government to step up efforts to enable them to have access to…
By Michael Oberteye At least 24 persons living with disabilities on Friday, August 23rd, 2019 formed the fifth batch of beneficiaries who received life-sustaining aids from Municipal Chief Executive (MCE)…
Ekiti State government has been advised to equip all hospitals in the state with necessary facilities that can make them accessible to people living with disabilities. This is part of…
GeneralNGO/CSOs
CBM Celebrates World Humanitarian Day, Recognize Two Humanitarian women focus on “Inclusion”
The Christian Blind Mission has honoured two women humanitarians that focus more on Inclusion of persons with disabilities in their project settings as it mark international humanitarian day. They are…
The Voice for the Deaf Foundation executive director, Adefala Alaba at a recent event held in Lagos spoke on how he made it in life despite the odds and even…
NGO/CSOsPersons with physical disability
Ethiopian airline presents new wheelchair to Grace Jerry; promises ambassadoral role. (Photos)
The Ethiopian airline, flyethopian, has presented Grace Jerry, the Executive Director of Inclusive Friends Association, with a brand new wheelchair as a compensation for her wheelchair whose foot-hold was lost…
NGO/CSOsPolitics
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…
LEADERSHIPNGO/CSOs
Anti-Corruption and Disability Bill: CCD Engages Persons with Disabilities in Kano and Enugu
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) held Stakeholders’ meetings on corruption and the Nigeria Disability Act simultaneously in two states; Kano and Enugu state on the 6th of August…
NGO/CSOsPersons with physical disability
Ethiopian airline causes outrage as it grounds popular disability advocator; misplaces wheelchair.
The Ethiopian airline has caused serious outrage among Nigerians with disabilities after it grounded popular disability advocator and Executive Director of Inclusive Friends Association, Grace Jerry, for more than 3…
NGO/CSOs
SERAP Involves People With Disabilities in the Fight Against Corruption; Release Anti-Corruption Survey Report
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in their recent townhall meeting on citizens’ participation in the fight against corruption in the police, health, education, judiciary and electricity sectors, invite Nigerians…
NGO/CSOsWorld
National Lottery Authority Makes Intervention; Donate Materials to Persons with Disabilities and Organisations.
The Management of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has donated huge consignment of assorted food and non-food items to more than 26 physically Challenged, Charitable Organizations, orphanages and Public Welfare…
NGO/CSOs
Corruption in Nigeria and Nigeria Disability Bill implementation: CCD discusses possible solutions
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) on Tuesday, 30th July, held Stakeholders’ meetings on the scourge of corruption and the Nigeria Disability Act simultaneously in two states; Kaduna and…
NGO/CSOsPolitics
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 Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) has expressed sadness over the viral news of the alleged shocking acts of sexual abuse in School for the Blind, Jabi, Abuja. Two teachers…