Efforts to promote the rights and inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Kaduna State have received a boost as The BEACON of Transformative and Inclusive Development Centre partners with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and the Kaduna State Disability Affairs Board. During a joint courtesy visit to the Disability Affairs Board ...

House of Representatives, on Monday, unveiled plans for the review of the Disabilities Act, 2018 with a view to provide for stiffer sanctions as part of efforts to protect Persons With Disabilities across the country. The Chairman, House Committee on Disability, Hon. Bashiru Dawodu (APC-Lagos State) gave the assurance during a media parley to commemorate ...

A coalition of people with disabilities (PWD) under the guise of the Northern Nigeria Disability Forum (NNDF) has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against excluding PWDs from ministerial and other political appointments. The NNDF threatened to invoke a law enacted in 2018 under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, which mandates that five per cent of all political ...