Disability
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Sokoto Govt pledges to implement disability law to harness inclusive education
The Sokoto State Government has pledged to ensure implementation of disability law to harness gender policy and inclusive education system. Mr Nasir Binji, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Sokoto State, gave the assurance on Monday when he received members of ‘ the “Education for All Cluster”, an educational drive supported by USAID and Palladium consortium. The News Agency…
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FG approves 500% budget increase for disability commission
The Federal Government has increased the 2024 budgetary allocation of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) by 500 per cent of what it received in 2023. The Executive Secretary (ES) of the commission, Mr James Lalu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja Lalu was speaking on how the…
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Group urges Kwara Govt. to establish disability commission
The Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged the Kwara Government to establish a disability commission to be domicile directly under Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazak to cater for the needs of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The Group made the call in Ilorin during a two-day Capacity Building Workshop on Right-Based Advocacy, and Human Rights Recording for Sexual…
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Osun to enact disability protection law – Adeleke
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Tuesday said that the state will soon enact disability law to cater for the needs of people living with disabilities. Adeleke said this during the distribution of support materials to people with disabilities in Osogbo. The governor said his administration would review the legal framework as it affects the people with disabilities within state.…
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Election
Disability Community pledges block votes for APC, Tinubu/Shettima
The National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPWD), says it is set to give block votes from the disability community to the All Progressive Congress’s (APC) candidate in the presidential election on Feb. 25. The Executive Director of NCPWD, Mr James Lalu, made the pledge at a Town Hall Meeting with wives of APC presidential candidate on Thursday in Abuja.…
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2023: Nweke promises inclusion of PLWD in his govt., donates wheelchairs
Mr Frank Nweke Jr, the Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State, has disclosed that if elected he will pay special attention to People Living With Disabilities (PLWD). According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Nweke stated this on Sunday at a Town Hall Meeting held at Ibagwa in Igbo-Eze-South Local Government Area of Enugu…
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