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Experts in the education sector have called for an end to discrimination against children with special needs in primary and secondary schools across the country, insisting on inclusive education for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)
16 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to improve on the treatment of persons with disabilities (PWDs) during elections. A group, TAF Africa made the demand on Saturday in its preliminary report on the experience of PWDs during the Ondo State governorship election. TAF Africa in the report signed by representative, Adeolu Kilanko,…
23 Oct
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) supported by the European Union's Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (RoLAC), has emphasised the importance of integrating accessibility for people
10 Oct
Lagos State Government has pledged to address the challenges faced by persons with disabilities concerning sexual and gender-based violence. The Executive Secretary of Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (LDSVA), Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, stated this, on Thursday, at a One-Day engagement with Persons with Disabilities on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Lagos organised by LDSVA…
23 Sep
The Abia State Commission for the Welfare of Disabled Persons has called for collaboration with the state Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection to enhance the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs). READ ALSO:Elections: FG reaffirms commitment to protect rights of PwDs The Chairman of the commission, Mr. David Anyaele,…
23 Sep
The Federal Government has threatened to shut down financial institutions in Nigeria that violate the accessibility law on the movement of persons with disabilities. Mr. Ayuba Gufwan, the Executive Secretary of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Gufwan, while reacting…
21 Sep
The Federal Government says it will continue to provide an enabling environment for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to exercise their rights to vote and be voted for during elections. Chief Ayuba Gufwan, the Executive Secretary, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) said this on Saturday in Abuja. Gufwan spoke to journalists while responding…
21 Sep
Some Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Oredo Local Government Area (LGA) on Saturday encountered difficulties in locating their polling units in the ongoing Edo governorship election. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent covering the election observed the issue at two different wards in the LGA, where four voters on wheelchairs struggled to find their…
14 Sep
Social inclusion and the protection of rights of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) have become a cardinal point in the evaluation of governments and its institutions all over the world. International conventions frown at state parties that do not emplace mechanics for the inclusion of all segments of its population in civic activities, including elections.
12 Sep
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has called for the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Sept. 28 Local Government Areas election in Anambra. Its state Chairman, Mr. Ugochukwu Okeke, told newsmen in Awka, that it was critical to remove barriers that hindered their active participation in electoral processes. Okeke…
16 Aug
To alleviate the current economic hardship, the Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) has provided 3,850 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) with cargo tricycles to facilitate the transport of goods across towns, cities, and villages in northern Nigeria, boosting their incomes. This support, under the forum's Integrated Community-Led Scale-Up (ICON2) project funded by the MasterCard Foundation, has…
2 Aug
About 25,200 children, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and others have received lifesaving eye care services provided by Sightsavers Nigeria in partnership with the Kogi State government.  Country Director Sightsavers, Dr Joy Shaibu, disclosed this at a ceremony marking the end of the initiative tagged ‘Kogi State Eye Care Programme’ in Abuja She said the…
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Bayelsa State Government has restated its commitment to partner investors to make the state a hub for agricultural development. Governor Senator Douye Diri stated this on Thursday when he received Dr. Sonia Darracq of the France Embassy, who is the Regional Agricultural Counsellor for Togo, Benin Republic, Ghana, and Nigeria, in Government House, Yenagoa.…
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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured that the upper chamber of the National Assembly will play an active role in the burial ceremonies of former Senate President, Dr. Joseph Wayas. Akpabio made this commitment when a delegation of Cross River State leaders, led by former Minister of Justice, Chief Kanu Agabi, paid…
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The Nigerian Defence Headquarters hopes that Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will be extradited to Nigeria to face charges of terrorism brought against him. Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen Tukur Gusau, disclosed this on Thursday night, adding that the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Chris Musa,…
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has handed over the 76 Kano children who were discharged of treason felony by the Federal High Court, Abuja to their parents. Two were promised automatic empowerment with the state government while others were reinstated to schools. The children arrested by the police during the August 1st #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano…
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Labour unions in Cross River have directed state civil servants to embark on a two-day warning strike over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage. The strike action, which was signed by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), is set to commence from November 24 midnight to 26, 2024. This…
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The Senate has approved the nomination of Omolola Oloworaran as the substantive Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). President Bola Tinubu had nominated Oloworaran for the position and sought Senate approval through a formal request. Her confirmation followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, presented during…
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Stuttgart forward Deniz Undav looks set to miss the remainder of the year after picking up a hamstring injury in training, coach Sebastian Hoeness said Thursday. Undav, who pulled out of Germany's Nations League fixtures this month, suffered the injury on Wednesday, with a scan confirming a muscle tear. "We'd be doing well if we…
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Spain's ombudsman on Thursday urged the country's Catholic Church to compensate victims of sexual abuse committed on the institution's watch. Unlike in other nations, clerical abuse allegations have only recently started to gain traction in Spain, once a deeply Catholic country which has become increasingly secular. Figures published last year in the first-ever official report…
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its National Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, over an unauthorised statement on the 2027 elections. The Chairman of ACF Board Trustees (BoT), Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, and National Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, announced his suspension in a statement on Thursday. Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was using Ukraine as a weapons-testing ground, accusing Moscow of having apparently launched an armed intercontinental ballistic missile at his country. If confirmed, it would be the first use of such a weapon in conflict in history and a sharp escalation of the fighting in…