In the game of football, players tend to become unappreciated or even ditched by their clubs either because they are not deemed to be good enough, they no longer fit…
The Akwa Ibom State government through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare Thursday, 1st month of April, 2021, marked the 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The…
Barely a week after INN announced the wedding of DRAC’s beautiful bride in the person of Dr Irene who got married to the love of her heart, we are glad…
Uber has been ordered to pay $1.1m (£795,000) to a blind woman who was refused rides on 14 occasions. Lisa Irving said on some occasions, drivers were verbally abusive, or…
By Blessing Olaifa, Abuja The Federal Government has commenced decentralisation of international passports in the 774 local government areas. The process started with inauguration of Passports Express Centre at Maitama…
The Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Disability Matters, Barrister Chuks Ezewuzie, has commended the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency, ASHIA for providing mobile ramps for persons with disabilities.…
Scores of persons with special needs, the less privileged and the indigents in Enugu state have benefitted from Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s 57th birthday celebration. A group and admirers of the…
To drive the call for policy intervention, address violence against women and girls, grassroots women from marginalised groups have been sensitised to demand accountability from policy makers. These marginalised groups…
At least 450 patients have benefitted from the Kwara State Government’s free cataract surgeries, top government official disclosed, saying the beneficiaries cut across the three senatorial districts of the state.…
BY Dayyabu Tanimu Azare President Muhammad Buhari has assured his government would not abandon weak, poor and underprivileged Nigerians. Special Adviser to the President, (media & publicity) Femi Adesina, yesterday…
There have been a lot of talks in the Deaf community about who is actually “deaf” and who is “hard of hearing”. While there are debates and misconceptions, several members…
The Kanawa Educational Foundation for the Disabled has again come to the aid of PWDs by way of social responsibility when it distributed some thirty Tricycles to students resident around…
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ASHIA Provides Mobile Ramp for Easy Access in Accordance to Anambra State Disability Rights Law
By Chidimma Ajemba. Awka,1 April,2020.(OGDM) Anambra State Health Insurance Agency, ASHIA, Boss Dr Simeon Belonwu Onyemachi has assured the Disability Community in the state of his commitments in ensuring inclusiveness…
Former Emir of Kano State, HRH Mohammadu Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has applauded Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for his diligent efforts in moving Gombe State forward. Meanwhile, he…
A 17-year-old boy has committed suicide after his fellow classmate refused to sleep with him. According to vanguard, the unfortunate incident reportedly happened in Hammanskraal at the Dominican School for…