The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has convened a round-table engagement with key stakeholders to strengthen collaboration on the implementation of its 2026 Work Plan and advance disability…
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Disability Commission Empowers Children with Disabilities at Special Needs School with Assistive Devices
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has strengthened its commitment to inclusive education by providing assistive devices to pupils of the NAFOWA Special Needs School, Nigerian Air Force…
Abuja – RedAid Nigeria has pledged its support to the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in strengthening disability data generation and strategic planning to advance disability inclusion across…
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Disability Commission Pledges Support for Foundation Promoting Inclusion of Deaf Children
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the inclusion and well-being of children who are Deaf or hard of hearing, following a collaboration…
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Disability Commission, Stakeholders Chart Nigeria’s Roadmap for African Inclusive Economic Summit
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has convened a high-level stakeholders’ roundtable in Abuja to develop Nigeria’s roadmap ahead of the African Inclusive Economic Summit (AIES) scheduled to…
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ECOWAS Donates Assistive Devices to Nigerian Children with Disabilities as Disability Commission Seeks Greater Access
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has received a donation of assistive devices from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission to support children with disabilities…
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Nasarawa Backs Disability Commission Farm City Project to Boost Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
The Nasarawa State Government has pledged its support for the proposed Farm City Project of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), describing the initiative as a major step…
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Disability Commission, EU Partner to Combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against PWDs
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening efforts to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) affecting persons with disabilities through…
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Democracy Strengthening Disability Rights in Nigeria, Says Disability Commission Boss
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has congratulated Nigerians on the country’s 27th Democracy Day celebration, stating that democratic governance has…
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Disability Commission, ROLAC Strengthen Partnership to Advance Disability Rights, Accessibility in Nigeria
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting disability rights and accessibility across Nigeria following a courtesy visit by a delegation from the International…
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Disability Commission Boss Urges Financial Sector to Prioritise Disability Inclusion
The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Hon. Ayuba Gufwan, has called for coordinated and measurable actions to eliminate barriers preventing persons with disabilities from…
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Disability Commission Urges Accessible Education, Rights Protection for Children with Disabilities
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities has called for urgent action to guarantee accessible education, protection of rights, and full inclusion of children with disabilities across Nigeria as the…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities has convened a three-day National Stakeholders Workshop aimed at designing a National Disability Management Information System (NDMIS) to improve disability data collection and…
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Disability Commission Trains Staff on Public Sector Accounting to Boost Financial Management
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities has organized a two-day in-house capacity-building training for staff of its Accounts and Audit Departments as part of efforts to strengthen financial management,…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has convened a virtual forum involving Disability Commissions and Agencies across the country as part of efforts to strengthen disability governance and…