Persons with physical disability

Bowie, a city in the US has just voted in its first African-American mayor, Tim Adams. He is also the first person with a physical disability to be elected a…

Bauchi state chairman of Spinal Cord Injury Association of Nigeria (SCIAN) Iliya Ismail Danmaryamu has called on the Bauchi state government under the leadership of Sen. Bala A. Muhammad (Kauran…

Despite Governor Abdullahi Sule’s free education policy for the physically challenged students studying in tertiary institutions owned by Nasarawa State Government, the physically challenged students of the state’s university in…

By Comr. Yusuf Kumo The Katsina State Governor RT Hon. Aminu Bello Masari has appointed Mr. Ya’u Rufa’i Zakka as his Senior Special Assistant (SSG) on Persons with Disabilities Matters.…

A group of applicants with disabilities under auspice of Association of Physically challenge applicants/ workers on Monday 4th, November, 2019 blocked the headquarters of National Universities Commission to demand the…

A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations were yesterday, 1st November, 2019 in a press conference and roundtable discussion to speak on “the insensitivity and ill-treatment of Airlines toward persons with…

Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) in a continuous efforts to ensure speedy implementation of the Nigeria Disability Act 2018, paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman, Senate Committee on…

Dr Felix Ogedegbe, Medical Director, Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, has promised to give free medical treatment to 100 Nigerians affected by polio as part of events to commemorate the 2019 World…

Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) on Monday 21st October 2019 organized an awareness walk known as Fountain Walk to commemorate World Polio Day 2019. The event/ rally was supported by…

On 14th to 17th of October, 2019 in Abuja, Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) organized a 4-day training programme on Strategic Advocacy and Development of an Advocacy Strategy for Disabled People’s Organization…

The First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Friday unveiled the International Mascot, sports online application and clothing line for the Abuja 2020 world para-power lifting Championship in Nigeria. Mrs. Buhari,…

In a consultation meeting organised by Department for International Development in Nigeria (DFIDNigeria) and Child Development Grant Programme (CDGP) by Save the Children International, DFID Nigeria has hinted that leaving…

By Comr Yusuf Kumo. Comrade Mohammed Abba Isa, a physically challenged person has emerged as the head of Gender and Social Inclusion, a civil society group that advocates for social…

Nigeria amputees Football team lost in the final to host country of the Amputee Nations’ Cup Championship, Angola. The final took place at Banguela, Western Angola yesterday, October 11, 2019.…

South African police have launched a manhunt for members of a “massive vigilante mob” that killed a 39-year-old man accused of raping a disabled 17-year-old girl. The man, who police…