The Rotary International Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to health initiatives in Nigeria, with over $300 million already invested in polio eradication efforts. Mark Maloney, Chairman of the Foundation’s Board…
The Centre for Disability and Inclusion Africa has officially launched the #WheelchairNotLuggage campaign to tackle human rights violations faced by individuals with mobility challenges in Nigeria. The campaign aims to…
In a significant step toward inclusivity and empowerment, the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) has provided 173 persons with disabilities (PWDs) with assistive devices, designed to improve mobility…
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Tabitha-Abimbola Foundation, has distributed wheelchairs, mattresses, diapers, food items and learning devices to 100 children with special needs in care homes across Lagos State. Founder, Abimbola…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) has explained why the use of wheelchairs is not allowed for inmates within correctional facilities, citing safety and security concerns. Superintendent of Corrections Fredrick Chukwu,…
By Ogunbayo Oluwaseyi, Ogun The Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2024, organized by the Ogun State Chapter of the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Nigeria (SCIAN) in Abeokuta, served as…
Nigeria’s Paralympians have called for increased recognition and support for athletes with disabilities to inspire continued success on the global stage. After a stellar performance at the 2024 Paris Paralympics,…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Mohammed Abba Isa, has expressed profound sorrow following the sudden death of Comrade Bala Tsoho Musa. Comrade…
The National Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities (NAPWPD) is deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Comrade Bala Tsoho Musa, MFR, a committed disability rights advocate. Comrade Tsoho tragically…
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Ahmed Alkali has challenged the design of the Kubwa train station in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, which does not give easy access to the…
By Umar Saleh, Bauchi The Beautiful gate handicapped people center Jos has donated a wheelchair to a person with physical disability, Abdulrahman Ismail, a resident of Bauchi Ring Road and…
Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has appointed a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, Yakubu Nazir Abdulhakeem as the new Executive Secretary, Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs (KOSODA). The…
As part of its corporate social responsibility and fulfilment of its core values, the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin has donated a brand new wheelchair to…
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on Nigerian government to investigate incident of Hamza Waziri, a physically challenged individual’s brutal assault by the police during a hunger…
Chief executive officer (CEO) of Initiative for Liberalisation of Physically Challenged People in Nigeria, Hamza Waziri, has expressed disgust on the way he was assaulted by the police at the…
