Adamawa: People with Disability Push for Signing of Rights Commission Bill

Adamawa: People with disability push for signing of Rights Commission Bill

Members of Persons with Disability, PLWDs, in Adamawa State have entreated the wife of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Hajiya Lami, to facilitate the signing and domestication of a bill for the establishment of the Disability Rights Commission in the state. The Adamawa State House of Assembly had, in March this year, passed the bill outlawing discrimination against people with disability and setting up the rights commission. The bill, if finally signed…

Disability rights activist Mwase's burial today

The disability rights activist Juliana Mwase, who died on Friday at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, will be buried in Monkey Bay, Mangochi today, her niece Hellen Mpira has confirmed. Mwase, who was also councillor for people with disabilities at the Blantyre City Council, succumbed to high blood pressure. Mwase with Blantyre City Mayor Joseph Makwinja at a an official function in Blantyre. I Nation Her work in fighting for the rights of peopl…

Adamawa: People with disability push for signing of Rights...

Members of Persons with Disability, PLWDs, in Adamawa State have entreated the wife of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Hajiya Lami, to facilitate the signing and... #news, #market, #flyingeze

Give equal attention to PDWs in election reportage, Media Rights Agenda urges journalists

The Chief Executive Officer of Media Rights Agenda, Mr Edetaen Ojo, has urged media practitioners to give equal attention to persons with....

Adamawa PWDs Urge Governor’s Wife on Disability Bill - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service

Over 600,000 persons with disabilities in Adamawa State have called on the wife of the Adamawa State Governor, Lami Ahmadu  Fintiri to facilitate the passage and domestication of the bill establishing the Disability Rights Commission currently before the State House of Assembly. The Northeast Zonal Coordinator of the Nigerian Association of the Blind, Mr. Jibrin Amzaranda said the bill’s passage would help reduce systemic discrimination against …

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “We Are Building a Nigeria Where No Person with Disability Is Left Behind” — NCPWD Director of Social Integration, Lawrence Idemudia, Speaks on Empowerment, Education, Employment and More - QUALITATIVE MAGAZINE

By Comrade Chris Agbo, Executive Director, The Qualitative Magazine (TQM) As the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) marks its fifth year of existence, The Qualitative Magazine sat down with the dynamic Director of Social Integration, Mr. Lawrence Idemudia, to reflect on the strides made so far, the challenges, and the road ahead for inclusive development in Nigeria. In this exclusive interview, Idemudia takes us through th…