The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and imposes sanctions including fines and prison sentences on those who contravene it. It also stipulates a...
“In keeping with the Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, all public organizations are to reserve at least five percent of employment opportunities for these...
Public awareness campaigns and educational programs must also be conducted to challenge misconceptions and stereotypes surrounding disabilities. Promoting a culture of inclusivity and understanding will contribute...
The new presidential aide is a graduate of Public Administration with honours from the University of Maiduguri where he would go on to earn a Masters...
The Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2019 stands as a beacon of hope in the ongoing struggle for equality, dignity, and inclusion for individuals...
Speaking to journalists, Nnadi said he was sleeping inside the house on October 8, when a group of youths invaded his house, forcibly removed him, bound...
In order to improve opportunities for people with disabilities in Nigeria, the government could take a number of steps. First, it could increase funding for special...
To shrink the size of the increasingly growing number of PLWD, government only needs to be transparent, honest, accountable, and patriotic. And if it likes, it...
While begging the president not to abandon PWDs to their fate, he appealed for empowerment, affordable health services and political inclusion at the cabinet, board of...
The different clusters of PWDs at the capacity building training include; those with physical disabilities, those with impaired vision, those with hearing impediments, those with spinal...