Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has noted any government that neglects women in its social risks the danger of eventual failure. The President stated this in his International Women’s…
By Chinenye Chukwuma The member of governing council of National commission for persons with disabilities South East zone Hon. Onyejelam Jaja Okparaku has praised President Buhari for his show of…
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NUKESS: SA Lays New Roadmap, Prioritizes Empowerment, Scholarship, Fuller Involvement Of PWDs In Governance
Khalid Aliyu Papa, Special Adviser (Students with Disabilities category) to the President, National Union of Kebbi State Students (NUKESS) is all poised to hit the turf running as he revealed…
Digital Training PWDs FMOCDE, NITDA conclude 5-Day digital skills training for 50 PLWDs in Enugu State The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) and the…
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said that with adequate knowledge, skills and resources, Persons…
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NGO Holds Stakeholders’ Engagement Forum Post Basic Digital Literacy for Rural Clusters in Northern Nigeria Program
By Anibe Idajili …launches handbook and factsheet. In a time of social distancing and government-enforced lockdowns to curtail the spread of COVID-19, digital technology has enabled the continuation of work,…
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FG empowers 2,510 rural women in Abia as woman with disability thanks FG for the N20, 000 grant
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says it has empowered 2, 510 rural women in Abia with N20,000 each through its Special Cash Grant Project. Beneficiaries…
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International Women’s Day: Presidency releases names of 50 female appointees in Buhari’s cabinet
•President Muhammadu Buhari By JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day with the “Choose to Challenge”, the Presidency has…
Kanawa Education Foundation for Disabled through sightsavers inclusion has trained 40 Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) staffs on mastering the Basics compliance on UNCRPD and SDGs. This statement was made…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has said that Disability should not be an impediment to digital and economic inclusion/success. He said this at the closing…
COVID-19 has exposed inequalities in countries across the world, deepening the existing discrimination and marginalisation experienced by persons with disabilities. The pandemic constitutes a serious challenge in the implementation of…
By JOSEPH EGBEOCHA Governor Willie Obiano’s all-inclusive approach to governance in the State has giving Ndi-Anambra the opportunity to make contributions on issues of concern. This is evident in the…
By Yusuf Alli Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has told of how some Northern youths had mobilised, ready for reprisals against the South during the recent food blockade in…
By Esther Ijewere One of the most marginalised and overlooked sets of people in the world are persons living with disability; they usually have to advocate for their rights in…
Daughters of Charity, a humanitarian initiative and NGO based in the ancient city of Benin has come to the aid of one of two Deaf victims hit by stray bullets…