Stakeholders in the disability and education sectors have renewed calls for the full inclusion of children with disabilities in all aspects of Nigerian society, urging families and communities to embrace…
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Disability Commission Partners Association to Enhance Support Systems for Exceptional Children
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has strengthened its commitment to promoting disability inclusion through a renewed partnership with the National Association for Exceptional Children (NAEC). This collaboration…
Lagos Reaffirms Support for Students With Disabilities at 18th IDPD Celebration
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a more inclusive, accessible, and supportive society as officials, educators, students, and stakeholders gathered to commemorate the 18th Edition of…
School Decries Rising Neglect and Stigma Against Children With Disabilities
The management of Child Care Trust, the Abuja-based special needs school founded by the late First Lady, Stella Obasanjo, has raised serious concerns over the increasing discrimination, dehumanisation, and abandonment…
World Kindness Day: Presidential Aide Celebrates With Children With Disabilities
The 2025 World Kindness Day celebration at the FCT School for Children with Special Needs, Kuje, Abuja, was filled with colour, excitement, and heartfelt expressions of inclusion as children, parents,…
Children’s Day: LASODA Urges Parents to Support and Celebrate Children with Disabilities
The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting inclusion and equal rights for children with disabilities, urging parents and caregivers not to relent in…
Commission Advocates Data Mapping to Address Challenges Facing Children with Disabilities
The National Population Commission (NPC) has underscored the urgent need for situational data mapping to better understand the realities faced by children with disabilities and to design inclusive, evidence-driven interventions…
Disability Commission Partners Initiative to Promote Rights of Children with Disabilities
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Queen’s Dream Initiative (QDI), a non-profit organization founded to champion the rights and welfare…
Disability Commission Celebrates NGO for Promoting Disability Inclusion Among Children
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities has commended an NGO, The Engraced Ones, for its outstanding work in promoting inclusion for children with disabilities. This recognition was made at…
Lafia – Following the success of its initial outreach in Plateau State, Deafzion Foundation has extended its flagship 1Life Outreach Project to rural communities in Nasarawa State, offering renewed hope…
PWDs Urge FG to End Violence Against Children with Disabilities, Promote Inclusive Education
The Network for the Advancement of People with Visible Disabilities (NAPVID) has called on the Federal Government and other tiers of governance in Nigeria to take immediate and decisive action…
JONAPWD Osun Celebrates Children with Disabilities on Children’s Day
Osogbo, Nigeria – In commemoration of this year’s Children’s Day, the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Osun State Chapter, has extended warm greetings and heartfelt admiration to…
Parents Urge Zamfara Govt to Establish Boarding Schools for Children with Disabilities
Parents and guardians of children with disabilities have called on the Zamfara State Government to transform the existing School for Special Education in Gusau into a full-fledged boarding institution. They…
Senate Leader Bamidele Donates Mobility Aids, Vehicles to Ekiti Therapy Centre
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has donated two mini-buses, two motorcycles, and 25 wheelchairs to the Therapy Centre for Children with Disabilities in Ado Ekiti. The donation, made during a visit…
The Kehinde Oshilaja Foundation has urged the Federal Government to make the welfare of persons with disabilities (PWDs) a priority in all policy formulations and social intervention programmes. Convener of…