Indications have emerged that Nigerians may likely pay more for petrol in April. This was disclosed Thursday by the Group General Manager (GMD) of the National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele…
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NGO presents Data for Inclusion report, wants INEC to update disability status in Voters registration
Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) in collaboration with Network for the Advancement of Persons with Visible Disabilities (NIPVID) on Tuesday 23rd March 2021 in Abuja made a public presentation of Data…
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AYFAI, NDW Launch WHA Campaign In Nigeria, Task Government On Inclusion Of Young Women, WWD In Government, Politics.
By Festus Zender, Abuja INN reporter Two prominent Non Governmental Organizations, African Young Female Advisers Initiative (AYFAI) and Network of Disabled Women (NDW) have kicked off a World Health Assembly…
Vice Chair, West Africa Federation of the Disabled (WAFOD) Ms Ekaete Umoh has called for the implementation of disability law to ensure their full inclusion into society and their fundamental…
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Dana Air: MWFAA Nigeria Urges Airlines To Be Protective Of The Rights Of PWDs, Other Citizens.
Following recent developments at Dana Air and their nonchalant attitude towards Persons with Disabilities, the Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association has urged airline operators to be protective of the rights…
As part of efforts to cushion the mental health impact of COVID-19 and curb the increasing rate of depression, 9mobile, a telecommunication company, is holding the maiden edition of a…
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IWD: First Lady Commends Deaf Women, Pleads Effective Enforcement Of Lagos State Special People Law
Lagos State first Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has commended Deaf Women in the State for leveraging on the global commemorational event to press home their demands on the…
THE Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, Tuesday, flagged off the Federal Government’s cash grant for rural women project in Asaba, the Delta State…
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Disabled School Girl Fatimah gets scholarship to university level, scheduled for medical examination
The Penlight Centre has announced automatic scholarship from primary school to university level for Fatima Yushau, a physically disabled and orphaned schoolgirl whose plight was reported by Arewa Agenda sometimes…
FOR Bamikunle Rasaq Tunde, life lost meaning early in the year when he lost his bee farm worth N15 million to herdsmen who invaded his farm, harvested 1,200 beehives and…
The Nigerian Army, 81 Division, on Tuesday started a two-day workshop to educate officers on Human Rights and Humanitarian Laws to boost the image of the security group. Maj.-Gen. Lawrence…
Ogun State House of Assembly has postponed indefinitely, the stakeholders’ forum on people with disability law of Ogun State, 2020 earlier scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday, 24th March, 2021. A release…
Olaoluwa Bayonle Emmanuel, more popularly known as Mr. Observer finally emerged winner at the just concluded ultimate interpreter challenge hosted by Seams Consult. The contest which began early in March…
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Dana Air Has Left Me Stranded In Lagos – Woman With Disability Narrates Her Harrowing Experience
A woman with Disability, Barrister Catherine Chinyere has fired at Dana Air with her recent harrowing experience over Dana Air’s discriminatory policy following the recent news currently trending where Dana…
The Center For Ability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment in Nigeria (CARE.NIGERIA) has condemned in very strong terms the continuous discriminatory actions of Dana Air on persons with Disabilities in Nigeria. In…