•President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of funds for the payment of itinerant workers engaged under the Special Public Works Programme. Minister of State for Labour and…
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has urged the United Nations Women and other Women Movements to draw up and implement an all-inclusive strategy for effective inclusion…
An ex-Airman, Mohammed Suleiman, has appealed to the Chairman of the Military Pension Board to implement the 40 percent newly approved pension scale. In a letter of appeal made available…
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has called on the Federal Government to use 25 percent of funds expended on fuel subsidies to provide health insurance for vulnerable Nigerians. Okowa made…
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Nigerians happier than Ghanaians, South Africans, Russians, others, ranked 59th in latest happiness index
Nigeria has been ranked in 59th position in the latest happiness index released on Friday, putting the country above countries like Russia, Georgia, Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and…
The Bauchi State government has launched the Basic Health Care Provision Fund and enrolled 45,000 eligible vulnerable beneficiaries, including children under 5 years of age, pregnant women, the elderly, and…
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives, Tuesday, urged the federal Ministries of Youth and Sports Development and, Labour and Employment to build effective synergy to generate a databank for youths…
The stage is finally set for the grand finale of the Ultimate Interpreter Challenge. The contest which began early in March will reach its peak this Saturday 20th March at…
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukuemeka Nwajiuba, on Thursday said Nigeria has more than 10 million out-of-school children, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Nwajiuba made this known at…
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CCD Lauds House of Rep. For Moves To Institutionalize Sign Language Interpretation During Plenaries
Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Executive Director, David Anyaele has commended Chairperson, Nigeria House of Representative Committee on Disability Affairs Hon. Miriam Onuoha for moving a motion yesterday at…
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1,635 women with disabilities benefit as FG distributes N20,000 CCT to 3,270 rural women in Osun
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Federal Government on Tuesday distributed the sum of N20,000 to 3270 vulnerable rural women across Osun state under its conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme. Speaking at…
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra State chapter has announced plans to empower three of its members along with set targets for the 2021 calendar year.…
The Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Disability Matters, Barrister Chuks Ezewuzie said the governor has done tremendously well for the persons living with disabilities in Anambra State. Barr.…
Gbenga Adewale The Lagos State Office For Disabity Affairs (LASODA) has revealed that there is an on going empowerment plans for the people with disabities (PWDS) by the Lagos State…
Kano State Government enrolls over 3.8 million pupils in schools. The Kano State Government said it has enrolled over 3.8 million pupils in schools since the inception of the Free…