calls for accessible venues, information, education, others The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has urged Federal Government of Nigeria to prioritize persons with disabilities in the distribution and administration…
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PWD Appointed Special Adviser, Seeks Local, International Scholarships For Students With Disabilities
Kebbi State – A Person with Disability has been appointed Special Adviser on students with disabilities to the President, National Union of Kebbi State Students (NUKESS). The Special Adviser, Khalid…
Following recently published news on the Scholarship Board of Kaduna State approving foreign Scholarships for two indigene students with Disabilities under the disability-based scholarship category, Executive Secretary of the board,…
•Suspected Tochukwu Ikebuife, and wife, Nkeiru By PAMELA EBOH, Awka Tochukwu Ikebuife, a.k.a Mmanye, who allegedly specialises in using spit to confuse his victims, has been arrested by the police…
By: Ademola Orunbon The Ogun State Government says it will not relent on its oars in supporting the needy and the students with physical Disabilities in the State, as they…
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Senate wades into abandoned Badagry-Sokoto Expressway project, wants highway concessioned under PPP arrangement
By Ezrel TABIOWO Nigeria, Abuja – The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, initiate a Build-Operate-Transfer or Public-Private Partnership arrangement for the construction of…
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359m Fraud: ICPC Arraigns National Coordinator of Federal Civil Service Staff with Disabilities Multipurpose Cooperative Society
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has arraigned the national coordinator of the Federal Civil Service Staff with Disabilities Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Mr. Illiasu Olanrewaju Abdulrauf,…
The Kano State House of Assembly has called on the state government to establish additional schools for People with Special Needs (PWSN). It said in Kano on Wednesday that the…
Prejudice is a close friend of discrimination, both of which have been confronting the community of Persons with Disabilities for centuries. Sadly, neither shows little sign of ending anytime soon.…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged all tertiary institutions to partner to go into Public Private Partnership Contract Agreement to build…
By Victor Madu, Owerri.. The rector of Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri Dr. Michael Chidiebere Arimanwa on Thursday bagged a honorary award of Life Grand Patron conferred to him by the…
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NNAD Inaugurates New Executives, BOTs, as James Lalu, Ekaete Umoh Reaffirm Commitment To Support
The Nigerian National Association of the Deaf has inaugurated new executives and board of trustees. Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Mr. James Lalu and…
One in four of the world’s population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, calling for extra investment in prevention and treatment. The first-ever…
By DEJI ELUMOYE and UDORA ORIZU The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that failure to create more polling units across the country before the 2023 general election may…
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Mr James Lalu Engages Kano State Government, Pleads For Speedy Consideration Of State Disability Bill.
As part of his activities in Kano, the Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr James Lalu has today Tuesday 2rd March 2021 engaged the Government of Kano…