Olorunda Deaf Support Group has endorsed the current Chairman of Olorunda Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Hon. Samson Folorunso Olatunde who is seeking second term in office. In a short…
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) Mr. James Lalu has applauded president Muhammadu Buhari for giving persons with Disabilities a common ground to dwell on. This…
By Precious Igbonwelundu A mentally challenged woman was on Tuesday lynched and set ablaze by a mob over her alleged possession of firearms. The incident occurred at Abule Ado Underbridge…
• as FG distributes 15,750 utensils to Pupils, Cooks By Kehinde Akintola No fewer than 10 million pupils are currently benefiting from Federal Government’s National Home Grown School Feeding Programme…
Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) in collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) on Thursday in Abuja organized a one-day Stakeholders’ Meeting on Disability Data. This event…
The Bible Society of Nigeria, a not-for-profit faith-based organisation, has disclosed that it has donated complete sets of Braille Bibles worth N3m to people with visual disability in 2020. The…
The President, Special Persons Association of Nigeria (SPAN), Prince-will David, has said the hope of persons living with disabilities to have vocational training centre may not be realised, due to…
By Oluwatoyin Malik Commissioner of Police in Oyo State Command, Ngozi Onadeko, has said that the police job is not only about fighting crime but to show compassion to people…
By Alao Abiodun A bill on the floor of the House of Representatives considering discontinuation of the National Youth Service Corps scheme (NYSC) has generated mixed reactions. The Constitution of…
As Team Nigeria aim to achieve podium success at the Olympics and Paralympics games in Japan, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has finalised arrangements for the camping of home-…
… As AKSG offset entitlement of 5,296 retired primary school teachers, 1,838 next of kin from 1976- 2000 … payment will help instil commitment, patriotism – Beneficiaries No fewer than…
By Bizibrains Okpeh The notion that disability is next to uncleanliness is a pure fallacy. This is what society wants persons with disabilities (PWDs) to believe. It is needless to…
By Oluwatomisin Amokeoja South West All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains have kicked against agitations for secession across the nation. The stakeholders, in a meeting on Sunday in Lagos, said a…
By Jethro Ibileke A non-governmental organization, recently empowered three indigent persons with disabilities in Edo State. The Edo state-based NGO, Network for the Advancement of People with Visible Disabilities (NAPVID),…
By Sunday Aikulola A coalition of civil society groups has stressed the need for media to ensure that the 2021 Electoral Amendment Bill reflects citizens’ priorities and inputs from women,…