Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) By Eyo Charles Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Cross River State has registered and paid fees for 100 deaf and other persons with Disabilities…
By Chukwudi Ndubeze No fewer than one hundred persons with disabilities in Anambra State have undergone trainings on proper use of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to earn living.…
The Omega Power Ministries (OPM) says it has established a free school for people with autism and Downs syndrome. General Overseer and Founder of OPM, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, said the…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government to address what it called the worsening food insecurity now threatening millions of…
Agency Reporter Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has offered a gifted artist with physical Disability, Ms Abosede Okeowo, a US online scholarship to enhance her skills. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in…
The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief Dr. Willie M. Obiano has promised to invite the Disability Community when he makes an inspection tour of the accessibility features of the…
By Daniel Ezeigwe What could have been a tragic evening was avoided as an official bus belonging to the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities, JONAPWD, Anambra State, lost…
Barely 24 hours after a gas explosion occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun State, another one happened on Thursday as Muslims celebrated the Eid-el-Fitri. An infant and two other persons were burnt…
EXPERTS say hearing loss among the elderly is on the rise in Nigeria with 75 per cent of individuals from 55 years and above residing in the clustered communities of…
By Frank Ikpefan The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Saturday said the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry earlier slated for June 3 will now commence from…
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Diplomatic Communication: An Important Strategy for Earning Respect, for Getting Ahead for People with Disabilities
The attitude of society over the years toward people with disabilities has been pretty negative. An abundant amount of evidence supports the notion that people with disabilities continually grapple with…
By Ado Abubakar Musa In Yelwa of Plateau State, a deaf man found an ingenious means to supply power to his community which has largely been in darkness since 2004,…
By Prisca Sam-Duru The Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria’s building, located opposite Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH Idiaraba, Lagos, reveals quite an amazing therapeutic ingredient the art possesses. Right from the…
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Lawan to Southern Govs: Restructure your states before calling for restructuring at federal level
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has cautioned Southern Governors and other elected leaders against joining the agitations for secession or calling for restructuring of the country. Lawan, who stated this while…
By Oluwole Alao Not many know that the great physicist, Thomas Edison had, at the early stage of his life, struggled with disability. Edison, was born on February 11, 1847…