By Oswald Agwu, Ebonyi The wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru has led over 100 institutions non-governmental and civil society Organizations in a mega rally against Gender-based…
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Rotary club president reiterates commitment to selfless service to vulnerable persons
Mrs Shola Adeleke, Incoming President, Rotary Club of Abuja Asokoro Diamond, has said that the club would continue to provide selfless services to humanity and vulnerable people in communities. She…
Transformation Opportunities Providers (TOP) Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Thursday distributed palliatives to the vulnerable at Modupe Cole Memorial Child Care and Treatment Home/School in Lagos State. The palliatives…
Sen. Sani inaugurates foundation for underprivileged children, children with disabilities
Sen. Shehu Sani has inaugurated a foundation, “Go to School Support Project”, to cater for out-of-school and children with disabilities. Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, unveiled the foundation…
The Lions Club Districts 404 B2 has redefined its commitments by putting smiles on the faces of the less privileged, orphans, widows, the elderly and persons with disabilities to mark…
The number of extremely poor Nigerians currently stands at 71 million; according to 2023 data from World Poverty Clock.The World Poverty Clock is a tool to monitor progress against poverty…
To protect PWDs, women against discrimination, Senate passes ‘gender equity’ bill for second reading
The senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and persons with disabilities. In December 2021, Biodun Olujimi, senator representing Ekiti…
Not less than 500 people made up of people with disabilities, widows, students and businessmen selected from the five local government areas of Edo North senatorial district yesterday benefited from…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, said it has so far paid about six billion, three hundred and fifty-two thousand, two hundred and eight naira as…
A professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ilorin, Kolawole Wahab, has said that 12.2 million people worldwide will have been diagnosed to suffer a…
IWD: Sightsavers calls for inclusive, accessible healthcare services for women, girls, PWDs
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark 2023 International Women’s Day, IWD, a nonprofit making organisation, Sightsavers, Monday, called for inclusive and accessible healthcare services for women…
#NigeriaDecides2023: NILDS deploys 369 field officers to monitor inclusion of PWDs, vulnerable groups
By Bakare Majeed The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has deployed 369 observers to monitor compliance with the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and other vulnerable groups…
Hauwa Abdullahi Gambo , the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Federal House of Representatives seat, Chikun Kajuru Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, has assured that her focus would…
The Gombe State government has enrolled 40,000 vulnerable persons in healthcare schemes to enhance quality healthcare service delivery at the grassroots. The enrollees had registered under the Basic Healthcare Provision…
A traditional ruler in Osun State, the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdurosheed Akanbi, has invited orphans, persons with disabilities and the underprivileged in his community for this year’s Valentine’s Day…