Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, CCD said it has received with sadness the shocking news of the passing on of popular Televangelist and founder of Emmanuel Television and Synagogue Church…
The former Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr Abdul Hakeem AbdulLateef, has donated N1million to the Centre for Disability Issues (CDI), Lagos. He made the donation during a Get-together…
No less than a hundred students (mostly girls) recently received specialized training facilitated by the Deaf Women Aloud Initiative to bring an end to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual and…
…Recommend Naturesfield’s eyecap for eye infections Medical experts have urged Nigerians to embrace the culture of periodic eye check-up as means to curb the growing cases of eye related infections,…
By SADE OGUNTOLA Individuals and families continue to face disruptions in their daily routines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In this report by SADE OGUNTOLA, experts state why children with…
By Sani I. Paki Kano’s civil service is to redeploy 5,000 workers with qualifications in education to classrooms. The state’s executive council which issued the directive says the move is…
Wife of the Governor of Anambra State and founder of the charity organization, Caring Family Enhancement Initiative, CAFE, Dr. Ebelechukwu Obiano has empowered three hundred persons trained by CAFE, under…
Rebecca Ejifoma Residents of Enugwu Ukwu community in Anambra State have raised alarm over the increased kidnapping and killing of albinos in the community. While a large number of the…
Ugo Aliogo The Executive Director, Irede Foundation, Crystal Chigbu, has appealed to the federal government to implement the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act which was signed into law…
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Microsoft, Google, Coca-Cola, other 500 global firms put disability inclusion on boardroom agendas
Business leaders from 500 of the world’s biggest companies have agreed to publish quarterly reports into disability representation, amid evidence of a lack of progress tackling diversity among multinational firms.…
Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu The Presidency on Saturday said its decision to “temporarily” ban Twitter wasn’t a “knee-jerk reaction” to the social media network’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweets.…
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JONAPWD pushes for Political Participation of PWDs at Constitutional Review Public Hearing in Abuja
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disability has pushed for 15% Affirmative Action for elective and appointive post for persons with disabilities at the National Public hearing of the…
By Khadijat Saidu, Birnin Kebbi A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Yakubu Maikyau has advocated for amendment of the Constitution to pave way for independent candidacy and review of age…
By Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja, Alao Abiodun and Robert Egbe We’re investigating action against us, says company FG orders NBC to license all social media companies Just like Twitter, Facebook pulls…
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr. James David Lalu has said that an individual who lives in a peaceful home has the tendency of being very…