A coalition of Nigerian activists demonstrated Tuesday in the capital city Abuja, demanding President Mohammadu Buhari sign a bill that aims to improve transparency, inclusion, and planning for national elections.…
The Centre of Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) on Tuesday, 22nd February 2022 partnered with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Yiaga Africa and other CSOs in a protest towards urging…
The senator representing Gombe Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje has launched the distribution of foodstuffs to over 4000 People With Disabilities (PWDs) in his…
A 94-year-old Kenyan man has been reunited with his family in Majengo village, Mwatate, Taita-Taveta County after being away for 42 years, IgbereTV reports. Hiltan Kalugho says he left home…
Persons living with disabilities in the 42 villages of Onna Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom state, have expressed gratitude to Apostle Elijah Jack, General Overseer of His Divine Redeemed World…
The Federal Government has concluded a two-week National Skills Development Training for Youth with Disabilities as well as Scale-Up Training for Vulnerable Youth Entrepreneurs across the 36 States of the…
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APC chairmanship: Don’t disqualify Al-Makura over his condition, Disability Forum warns Buhari
A group has sternly warned the All Progressive Congress against disqualifying the former governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, from the Chairmanship of the party. The Progressive Disability Forum has…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Press Corps chairman, Segun Ojumu, has urged INEC to do more to ensure people with disabilities, including those living with albinism are catered for.…
A community leader in Igasi Akoko in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief Ojo Ajaguna, who was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen on Friday, has regained his…
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Amended Electoral Bill: 26 CSOs, including CCD, IFA, TAF, declare Tuesday as National Day of Protest
No fewer than 26 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have declared Tuesday, February 22, 2022, as National Day of Protest to demand immediate assent to the 2021 Amended Electoral Bill transmitted…
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Senate’s move to establish Federal Eye Centre Ochadamu, Kogi state receives overwhelming support
A public hearing by the Senate Committee on Health on a bill seeking to establish the Federal Eye Centre, Ochadamu in Ofu Local Government Area of State has received overwhelming…
The federal government, Monday, launched a road map it developed to sustain effective humanitarian interventions in the country. The five-year strategic roadmap,developed by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster…
GoldHeart Foundation has come out to sing the praises of Nigerian singer David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido for donating over ₦700k to its orphanage in Ekiti State. The…
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) says it is collaborating with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre(PLAC), a Civil Society Organisation(CSO) towards increasing women and youths…
Nigeria has 78,000 registered refugees drawn from Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Eritrea, Chad and Pakistan, living all over the country. The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally…