The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) says it plans to establish offices in the six geopolitical zones of the country towards actualizing its mandate. Mr. James Lalu, the Executive Secretary, NCPWD made this known on Wednesday in Abuja during a 3-Day program to commemorate the National Disability Act...
CCD Commemorates 2nd Anniversary of the National Disability Act. Interestingly, Jan. 17, 2021 is the second anniversary of the passage of the Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018. Jan. 17, 2019 was the day President Mohammadu Buhari signed the National Disability Bill into an Act, which ended the...
The Center for Citizens with Disability(CCD), an NGO, has urged the National Assembly to hasten the confirmation of nominees for the National Disability Commission presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Centre said that this was necessary for the commission to take off fully and discharge its responsibilities to...
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the composition of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). This was contained in a statement released by David Anyaele, the Executive Director of the CCD on Tuesday. According to Anyaele, the approval represents the...