The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) and the Discovering Abilities in Disabilities Initiative (DADI) have rescheduled the official unveiling of the DADI Reality Show from October 17 to…
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Disability Commission Boss Calls for Disability-Inclusive Security Reforms Across West Africa
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Hon. Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has called for disability-inclusive security reforms across West Africa, urging ECOWAS member states to…
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Disability Commission, Industry Ministry Move to Expand Economic Opportunities for PWDs
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) are exploring a strategic partnership to expand economic opportunities for persons with…
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Disability Commission Reaffirms Commitment to Inclusion, Safety of Blind Nigerians on White Cane Day
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the rights, safety and inclusion of blind and visually impaired persons in Nigeria as it commemorates…
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Disability Commission Explores Canadian Disability Tax Credit Model to Strengthen Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has explored Canada’s disability tax credit and employment support systems as potential models for strengthening economic empowerment and poverty reduction programmes for…
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Disability Commission Boss Urges PWDs to Embrace Unity, Reaffirms Commitment to Partnership
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Hon. Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has called on persons with disabilities (PWDs) across Nigeria to promote peace, unity and…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has intensified efforts to promote genuine inclusive education in Nigeria with a one-day sensitisation workshop for Head Teachers and Principals of public…
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Disability Commission Equips Children with Disabilities with Learning Materials, Assistive Devices
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has distributed educational materials and assistive devices to children and students with disabilities as part of efforts to promote inclusive and quality…
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Chief Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has felicitated with Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary, calling…
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Disability Commission Begins Three-Day Assistive Devices Distribution, Targets 562 Children With Disabilities
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has commenced a three-day assessment, prescription, fitting and distribution of assistive devices targeting 562 children with disabilities across selected institutions and organisations…
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Disability Commission Charges MDAs to Make Public Service Delivery Accessible to PWDs
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has charged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government to ensure that public services are accessible and inclusive to Persons with Disabilities…
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NCPWD Begins Validation of National Policy on Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has commenced a two-day stakeholders’ validation workshop on the Draft National Policy on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), describing the exercise as…
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Gufwan Celebrates First Lady Oluremi Tinubu at 66, Hails Her Commitment to National Development
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Chief Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has congratulated the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday,…
By Chukwunyere Kelsey Nwosu Inclusive News Network ABUJA, September 17, 2026 — The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has moved to give Nigeria’s persons with disabilities a national…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has inaugurated six strategic sub-committees to drive the implementation of the maiden national inclusive reality television show, PWDs Got Talent 2026. The…