The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria ( ALDIN ) has commended the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA over the establishment of the NBA, Lawyers with Disabilities Forum (LWDF). This…
As Team Nigeria to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics prepares to leave the shores of the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has called on the team to replicate the outstanding…
The Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS Project), has trained 100 people living with disabilities on various farming skills in Kano, for them to become independent and resourceful.…
The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has organised a sensitisation programme on Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) and reproductive health for 100 deaf and blind people. Speaking at the…
By Franca Ofili Ms. Belinda Madubuike, President of the Rotary Club of Abuja. Jabi Lakeside, announced his intention to renovate and equip a block of the Kuchigoro LEA school. Madubuike…
In line with its mandate and in fulfillment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years, the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs,…
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World Blind Summit: Ghanaian disability activist wins first ever ‘Women’s Empowerment Award’
Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame Ghanaian women’s rights activist Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame has won a top international women’s empowerment award in recognition of her life-long work for the rights of women and…
The Nigerian Deaf community is in mourning mood after death stalked no less than five of its prized members within the short space of four days. National Secretary General of…
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Wicked ‘sympathisers’ package poisonous snakes, faeces as gifts for blind beggars in Niger
BEGGING has been part and parcel of human existence and assumes a bigger dimension in Nigeria where most religions do not frown at the practice at all. In fact, giving…
By Abayomi Adeshida The American government has been urged to continue to provide all the support required to influence the domestication of the United Nations’ CRPD Article 4 which is…
By Yekini Jimoh – Lokoja The Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja has matriculated 6,385 students for the new academic session. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr Salisu Usman Ogbo disclosed this…
Miss Agatha Okeke, a Blind lady who hails from Enugwu ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State was diagnosed with brain tumor and has been seeking financial assistance…
There was a tongue-tied silence at Plateau House Abuja on Friday, 9th July, 2021 as the sad news of the demise of Abdulallahi Adamu, three others arrived NCPWD. The Executive…
Adetokunbo Olaore, aka TOKS, a deaf Nigerian in diaspora has received a humanitarian award in recognition of his contribution to the welfare of the Deaf community through financial supports and…
The Nigeria Association of the Blind, NAB, has organized a workshop for Nigerian Publishers to strengthen their potentials in the sustainable development of inclusive publishing in Nigeria. The three-day capacity…