Tag: disability
UNILORIN wins $80,000 research grant on disability rights
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), through its Department of Jurisprudence and International Law has won an $80,000 research grant through the Open...
Excluding persons with disabilities from school increases poverty – don
A university professor has challenged managers of schools to stop discriminating against persons living with disabilities as that may increase poverty.
A year after signing disabilities act, Buhari fails to implement it
When President Muhammadu Buhari signed Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act on 17th January, 2019, hopes were high.
ECOWAS, others advocate education rights for disabled, IDPs
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Centre for Democracy Development (CDD), the United Nations Office for West Africa and...
Lagos hosts quiz competition among students with special needs
The Lagos State Government on Thursday hosted a quiz competition among students with special needs. Such students were drawn from primary and...
Students should be assessed only based on their abilities, don advises...
A university professor, Francisca Aladejana has charged teachers to assess their students based on their individual abilities so as to make informed decisions.
She gave...
390 visually impaired candidates write UTME
About 390 visually impaired candidates are participating in the ongoing 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board...
Buhari assents bill prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Discrimination against persons with disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018.
With the presidential assent, there is now legal backing in...
Despite being treated with scorn for being blind, I nearly made...
Demola Adeleke is visually impaired but that did not stop him from nearly graduating with a First Class honours in the Department of Mass...
UN panel tasks Nigeria on education for children with physical disabilities
A United Nations panel has challenged the Nigerian government on education for children with disabilities. It emphasised the need to improve on the education...
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