•Bill and Melinda Gates Bill and Melinda Gates, two of the most influential philanthropists in the world, said on Monday that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage. The…
FCMB First City Monument Bank (FCMB), in partnership with Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) of India, has so far carried out free eye surgeries, correctional testing services and provided glasses to…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has pledge support for Local Producers of Assistive Devices for Persons with Disabilities with the aim of…
Ebuka Okeke, NYL, NNAD The Youth section of the Nigerian National Association of the Deaf, has officially joined the World Federation of the Deaf, Youth Section (WFDYS) after many years…
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So Kind: Physically Challenged Nigerian Man Hailed on Social Media for Enrolling Orphan in Catering School
A physically challenged Nigerian man identified as Michael Showunmi has been commended on social media for enrolling a schoolgirl in a catering school. The young man said the schoolgirl named…
The Federal Government has disbursed about N18 million to 1,799 beneficiaries in Kafinhausa Local Government Area of Jigawa, under its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. The News Agency of Nigeria…
A non-governmental organisation, Safari Dance Fitness, has called on Nigerians to provide support for the care of persons living with disabilities in the country. It lamented that parents of people…
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki The Edo Government has released N1.5 million to offset the medical bills of three Persons with Albinism (PWA) suffering from skin cancer in the…
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Conversion of Enugu polling points not politically induced but to make the accessible for PWDs — REC
The Resident Electoral Chairman, REC, in Enugu state, Mr Emeka Ononamadu, has washed his hands off the allegation that the ongoing conversion of polling points to full-fledged polling units in…
The Lagos Mainland Deaf Association has endorsed the second term bid of the executive chairman of Lagos Mainland local government, Hon Mrs Omolola Essien on Thursday at the council secretariat…
..Assures workers of better life despite COVID-19 economic challenges Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed commitment of his administration to create at least 395,000 jobs in the next…
There is no doubt, members of disability communities worldwide experienced varying degrees of hardships in the height of the coronavirus pandemic. I was no exception. People were forced to leave…
Following an eventful year 2020/2021 full of uncertainties as a result of the global pandemic occasioned by the novel corona virus known as COVID-19, Disability Not A Barrier Initiative (DINABI)…
Persons with Disabilities have lamented the disdain with which some people treat them as if they are lesser humans. Speaking in an emotion-laden voice, Dr. Livinus Okpa, the Coordinator of…
Beautiful Gate Handicapped Peoples’ Centre Jos has donated 40 tricycle wheelchairs in Zangon Kataf local government of Kaduna State. The Managing Director, Beautiful Gate, Chief Gufwan, while making his address,…