In Nigeria, discriminatory policies, facility deficit make air travel nightmarish for the disabled. A plethora of laws exist to protect persons with disabilities in Nigeria, only that airline operators will…
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The Federal Government has urged states across the country to fund treatments of over eight hundred thousand HIV/AIDS patients in their respective states. The Federal Government, through the National Agency…
Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Friday that its support for the Federal Government’s decision to…
What Nigerian Disabled Community Can Look Forward to in a Biden-Harris Administration
During the week Joe Biden officially became the 46th President of the United States of America. Congratulations to President Biden and Vice President Harris! This is a new era for…
The Federal Government on Thursday said Nigeria’s out-of-school-children have dropped to 6.946 million, from 10.1 million. The government claimed that 3,247,590 children who were not in school were enrolled within…
•ALTON Chairman Gbenga Adebayo The Federal Government has extended the deadline for millions of Nigerians unable to link their National Identity numbers (NINs) with Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to…
The Gombe State Government has flagged-off the distribution of the Micro-Enterprise Enhancement grants of 10, 000 (ten thousand naira) each to 1,100 women from the 11 local government areas in…
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday reiterated the importance of good neighbourliness, saying the survival of your neighbour is also your own, and vice-versa.The president spoke at State House, Abuja, while hosting…
AS schools officially resume nationwide on Monday, the Federal Government has warned that no returning student or the parent should be subjected to undergo COVID-19 test as a prerequisite for…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the ongoing school feeding programme in the country to Almajiri schools and other children in non-conventional education settings. The president also approved…
Ogun State government has commenced the registration of 20,000 vulnerable individuals across the 20 local government areas of the state for free and qualitative healthcare services in government-owned facilities. The…
By Hamidu Sabo Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi has said northern Nigeria holds the unfortunate record of having the highest number of out-of-school children in…
•Transportation Minister Amaechi seen with a walking aide Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, is now walking with the aid of crutches. Photos of him walking with the aid…
Remembrance Day: Nigerian Legion, Lagos Urges Sanwo-Olu to look into medical Disability allowance
Nigerian Legion, Lagos Chapter has called on the government to look into the legion members´ medical disability allowance. The chairman, Retired Col. Samuel Akande, made the call during the 2021…
Workers in the employ of the Lagos State government are now to stay at home till February 1 as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a further extension of the work-from-home…