By Franca Ofili The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on Tuesday in Abuja said it has introduced a programme called “drug registered hitchhiking medicine supply”. Prof. Mohammed Sambo, Director-General of…
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Lawyer Of Italian Who Murdered Nigerian With Disability Says Client Has Bipolar Disorder
Roberto Bizzari, the lawyer to Fillipo Ferlazzo, the Italian who beat Alika Ogorchukwu, a 39-year-old Nigerian with Disability to death on Friday, has presented new facts about the accused in…
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development recently developed a four-year national roadmap on local production of standard assistive technologies for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The move…
The Breakthrough Action Nigeria, a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO), says over 900 cases of tuberculosis are detected in Plateau quarterly. State Coordinator of the organisation, Dr Catherine Igho, said this…
By Collins Nnabuife The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has restated the Ministry’s support for the implementation of the National Gender Policy on Agriculture. The…
By PAMELA EBOH As part of activities to mark her birthday, wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, on Sunday visited the state-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University…
By Tayo Olu Electoral Hub, a multidisciplinary think tank dedicated to strengthening electoral governance and accountability in Nigeria, has faulted inadequate representation of women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in…
The federal government on Monday announced ban on importation of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The announcement was made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami in…
Applications for Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK are open between 2 August and 1 November 2022, with applications to be submitted via chevening.org/apply The UK Government made this…
By Fatteh Hamid FATTEH HAMID examines the lives of Nigerian undergraduates learning despite their disabilities A 100-level student of History at the Osun State University, Ikire Campus, Osun State, Iyanuoluwa…
Three days to the end of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), massive turnout has been recorded on Friday in Kuje Area Council of…
By Collins Nweze Naira has weakened to new low of N700/$1 at the parallel market as dollar demand pressure from retail end users persists. The naira closed last week at…
By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja President-elect of the International AIDS Society (IAS), Sharon Lewin, has noted recent cure cases provide continued hope for people living with HIV and inspiration for the scientific…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the deadline for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise remains July 31, and those who register more than once would not get their…
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One-eyed man with a disability suffers exclusion as camera fails to capture him and link his phone number to NIN
A young man with a visual disability has suffered from discrimination as a camera fails to capture him during a SIM registration procedure at an Airtel store. Benteke Chisom Orogwu…