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The Lagos State Government in the spirit of the yuletide season presented financial support to the various service providers of children living with disabilities. The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Olusegun Dawodu, said in a statement on Saturday, that the government celebrated with the children at a Christmas party held at the Correctional
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To build grassroots movement of 5 million young people By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja THE ‘Not Too Young To Run’ movement has assured youth, women, and People Living With Disabilities, PWDs, of 30 per cent elective office in 2023 general elections. This was contained in a statement signed by the Convener, Samson Itodo, reinstating commitment on
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Persons with Disability (PWD) in Lagos on Tuesday urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to do all within its power to ensure the passage of inclusive education policy into law. Dr. Adebukola Adebayo, Lagos State Chairman, Joint National Association of PWD, stated this during a rally to the assembly to mark the International Day
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By: Muneer Yaqub The Rwandan government recently commissioned eleven disabled-friendly buses to ease transportation for People with Disabilities (PWDs). In contrast, it is already nine months since the Nigerian government signed the 2018 Disability Bill into law, having lingered on the floor of the National Assembly for more than 18 years. But there are still
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Air Vice Marshal Femi Gbadebo, an Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) retired from active service in 2008. Presently he is the founder of Benola, a Cerebral Palsy Initiative which has been in operation since February 2013 and since August 2016, the Initiator of FG Talks, a platform through which he uses lessons learnt from his life experiences to help others cope with the realities of life. In this interview with Saturday Vanguard, he reveals the economic values accruing when we patiently take time to harness potentials embedded in those our children, relations living with one disability or the other. Excepts:
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