JONAPWD
23 Dec
The Joint National Association of People with Disabilities (JONAPWD), in Anambra State, has lamented its exclusion by political parties, which feel they are irrelevant during elections.
9 Dec
Gov’s strides at SMEs centre inspired academy, says Speaker’s wife From Lawrence Njoku, Enugu Persons with disabilities, under the auspices of Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD), Enugu State, have called on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to consider them for political appointments. Members of the association, who made the appeal, yesterday, at the celebration…
9 Dec
Gov’s strides at SMEs centre inspired academy, says Speaker’s wife From Lawrence Njoku, Enugu Persons with disabilities, under the auspices of Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD), Enugu State, have called on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to consider them for political appointments. Members of the association, who made the appeal, yesterday, at the celebration…
14 Feb 2022
Anambra State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has appealed to Governor-elect, Prof. Charles Soludo, to give them appointments and accord them voice in the governance of the state. Chairman of JONAPWD in the state, Ugochukwu Okeke, made the appeal, at the weekend, when members of the Justice Development and…
6 Dec 2021
Kano State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disability (JONAPWD) has appealed to the state House of Assembly to urgently pass the Bill on persons with disabilities ..
6 May 2021
Only eight of the 22,000 persons with disability in Taraba State were absorbed in the state’s civil service, says Joint National Association of Persons Living With Disabilities (JONAPWD).
16 Apr 2021
People living with disabilities (PLWDs) in Cross River State have appealed to Federal and state governments to implement the National Disability Bill.
28 Jul 2020
Anambra State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has accused Governor Willie Obiano of sidelining churches in the sharing of COVID-19 palliatives...
11 Jul 2019
The “Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Act (2018) definitely was a milestone for those affected and probably for all the citizens.
6 May 2019
Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Persons Living with Physical Disabilities (NAPWPD), Dare Dairo, has urged the governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to look into the plight of persons living with physical disabilities. Addressing journalists in Lagos, he said Sanwo-Olu should attack poverty among people living with disabilities, and develop enterprise rather…
29 Nov 2018
Joint National Association of Persons Living with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Ekiti State chapter, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Disability Bill into law. They made the call at a press conference by JONAPWD Chairman, Omotola Omotula and Secretary, Funso Olajide in Ado Ekiti. In a related development, former President of the Nigerian Bar…
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