By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Jela’s Development Initiatives, (JDI), a nonprofit organisation, supported by Liliane Fonds through The Leprosy Mission Nigeria, staged an Advocacy Walk over the weekend for the mental health of youths with disabilities and their family members. The walk kicked off at 7:30am from the Teslim Balogun Stadium (Under the Bridge) to 22B, Amosu […]
By Charles Onyekwere The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Executive Secretary, Chairman and board members of the new National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). The Executive Director of CCD, Mr David Anyaele, gave the commendation in a statement issued to newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday. According […]
Disturbed over the poor treatment meted out on Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) especially in health facilities in the country, the Disability Right Advocacy Centre (DRAC), has said women and girls with disabilities have a right to quality health care and also have reproductive rights. Executive Director DRAC, Dr Irene Patrick-Ogbogu who made this known […]
The National Association of the Blind, FCT chapter, on Monday urged the Federal Government to establish the National Disability Commission as prescribed by the law. The FCT Chairman of the group, Mr Obinna Ekujureonye, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. Ekujureonye said that aside […]
People living with disability in Bayelsa State, under the aegis of the Joint National Association of People Living with Disabilities have taken to the streets to press home their demand for inclusion in the recent employment of 1,000 graduates into the civil service. More than 200 physically challenged persons took part in the protest, which […]
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Aisha A Abubakar, has stated that barriers towards persons with disabilities (PWDs) must be broken and doors of individual attitudes and government policies be opened to guarantee their inclusion in the society. She also said the celebration is aimed at promoting disability issues and mobilising support […]
As part of efforts to remove all forms of barriers against Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria such as stigma and discrimination , disability advocates have called for improved sexuality education for young persons with disabilities. Besides social inclusion, the stakeholders said promoting sexuality education in secondary schools across the country, would boost public understanding […]
People living with disabilities in the country have been advised to think deeply on how to contribute actively to the economic growth of the country. In a press statement made available to Daily Times, by the Chairman of Federal Civil Service Staff With Disabilities Cooperatives, Alhaji AbdulRauf O. Iliasu during a weekly empowerment training for […]
It was a time of celebration and encouragement that there is ability in any disability, as Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel hosted a party to celebrate the yuletide with persons with disabilities in the state. The event which coincided with the 2017 International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the state, also witnessed […]
To reduce the vulnerability of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria to sexual abuse, particularly among women and girls, stakeholders in the disability sector, have called on policy makers to come up with all inclusive sexual and reproductive health policy that would enable PWDs have access to basic healthcare services unhindered. Currently, the uptake of […]
The Minister of women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Allhassan has said persons with disabilities (PWDs) are agents of change and development in the country. She said if these persons are properly integrated into the society, there will be much gain derived from every aspect including political, social, economic and cultural life. Speaking […]
Over 100 persons living with disability paralysed activities at the headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, on Aba Road Port Harcourt on Wednesday, locking out staff and blocking the highway. The physically challenged persons came under the auspices of the National Association of Persons with Disability, Bayelsa State Chapter, and literally camped at […]
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, has blamed development on disabilities on lack of global focus saying its attendant consequences remains a major challenge that continually threaten human existence and attainment of meaningful development. The Minister speaking in Abuja on Saturday 3rd December on the occasion of the celebration […]