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…
The General Manager, Lagos State Office of Disability Affairs (LASODA), Mr. Oluwadamilare Ogundairo has described disability inclusion as critical to governance and peace. Mr Ogundairo made this statement at a…
Anambra Civil Society Network (ACSONET) a platform for Citizens and Non State Actors have called for wider consultations, inclusiveness and participation of citizens in the ongoing nationwide expansion of polling…
Members of Kogi Central Disability Community are yet in celebration mood over the appointment of visually impaired reporter Abdulazeez Asadullah Ahmed and former cleaner, Peter Aliyu (deaf) as aides by…
Inclusiveness of Persons with Disabilities, PWDs in education will pave way for economic growth and development of the nation. This was made known by the Executive Secretary National Commission for…
By David Adenuga Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has regretted most of the banditry and kidnapping across the country are being perpetrated by Muslims. Mohammed warned fellow Moslems to desist from…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission For Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu, on behalf of the supervising minister, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the management and staff of the commission…
BOLD HEART Network (Network of Beautiful Outstanding Ladies with Disabilities) recently honored an invitation to participate in a capacity building workshop for Religious leaders on risks and vulnerabilities of people…
By IGHO OYOYO As part of activities to mark the Sallah celebrations, the minister of State for FCT, Ramatu Aliyu, has distributed food items and clothes to persons living with…
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa As part of its voter access expansion exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that the Commission has created 440 additional polling units in…