In response to a recent incident of alleged discrimination at its outlet at the Lagos Airport, KFC Nigeria has issued an apology to Adebola Daniel, the son of Senator Gbenga…
Debola Daniel, son of former Ogun State governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has brought to light an alarming incident where he was denied access to a KFC branch in Lagos State…
A member representing Dass Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon. Ahmad Abdullahi has disbursed 100 tricycle-wheelchairs to persons with disability in his constituents in an effort to…
FCT chapter of the National Association Of Persons With Physical Disabilities (NAPWPD) has called for implementation of a minimum accessibility standard code to address the laws granting access to the…
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International Wheelchair Day: Imo NAPWPD calls for domestication of disability act at state assembly
The Imo state chapter of National Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities (NAPWPD) has called for swift domestication of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act at the State…
In a significant development towards inclusivity for persons with disabilities in Ekiti State, Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has donated twenty wheelchairs to persons with physical disabilities to improve their means…
The London Marathon is to become the first marathon in the world to offer equal prize money for its wheelchair and able-bodied races. An increase of $54,500 (£43,000) has taken…
The member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has donated 100 wheelchairs to 100 people with disabilities in Gamawa LGA of Bauchi State to easy their mobility. Speaking during…
A person with disability, Yakubu Nazir Abdulhakeem has praised First Bank of Nigeria in Okene, Kogi state for taking the necessary steps to make facilities accessible for Spinal Cord Injury…
The Beautiful Gate Handicap People’s Center has distributed 100 Wheelchairs in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The tricycle wheelchairs were given to truly deserving person, particularly first-time recipients…
National Executive Council of the National Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities (NAPWPD), has congratulated newly appointed Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Bola Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal…
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has called on the Police Command in Niger, to fish out those responsible for chopping off a12-year-old boy’s hands in Niger. Alh. Bello Badejo, National…
NDLEA has arrested drug dealer with disability, Godwin Emuneyin (45) who uses his wheelchair to elicit empathy to deal in illicit substances. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that, one out of every 200 polio-infected persons faces the scary possibility of being paralysed permanently. The serious effects of polio prompted a…
Gadi Care Foundation has offered a lifetime scholarship to Abdulbasit Muhammad, a J.S.S 2 student with physical disability who possesses a passion for the arts from Jama’are LGA of Bauchi…