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,…
An election support group known as the Election Network, on Friday, called on members of the National Assembly to pass the bill to the National Electoral Offences Commission into law…
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Will Adult with disabilities in Nigeria be meaningfully engaged with decent jobs? The reality of disability inclusion in the Nigeria labour market
May 1st is usually celebrated as the International Workers’ Day across the globe including in Nigeria, but since 1981 that its celebration began in Nigeria, neither have we heard nor…
The Executive Secretary, ES National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr James Lalu, in his continuous efforts to ensure that Disability matters are discussed at every important meeting around the…
Inclusive Friends Association ( IFA ) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to bring polling units down from the verandas of public buildings to the floor or…
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Woman’s arm amputated after her husband allegedly butchered her arm and leg because he suspected her of infidelity
A woman has narrated how her husband, who she claims she has caught cheating many times on their matrimonial bed, butchered her because he suspected her of cheating. Roselyne Victory…
For Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, the issue with Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, is not only painful but lingering in the memory. From hatred to castigation and rejection, to betrayal,…
The viral Lagos amputee known as Mary Daniel has begged Nigerians for forgiveness following the revelation that her dad is still alive as against her initial narration that her father…
•Interior Minister Aregbesola The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, as public holiday to mark 2021 International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore,…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday rubbished claims that it seized N25 million donated to amputee sachet water hawker, Mary Daniel. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso said…
The Executive Director of The Irede Foundation, Mrs. Crystal Chigbu, has identified stigma and discrimination as major problems facing persons with limb loss and their families. To empower people living…
Chinagozi Adindu, the executive secretary, Abia State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHDA), has warned that malaria could lead to mental health complications if left untreated. Adindu, a medical doctor, gave…