By: Joshua Weng Chuwang Students of the Nigerian Training Centre for the Blind, Ogbomosho, trooped out on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in a protest to express their grievances over the poor condition of the centre and the unhealthy environment they are forced to endure. In a viral video on social media, the leader of the protest decried the hardship experienced, calling the attention of journalists to the dense thicket of overgrown vegetation and unhygienic living space. He claimed that the sockets, fans, and other important equipment in their hostels needed repairs, and that an unstable supply of these equipment poses…
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By Joshua Weng Chuwang The recent birthday celebration of Barcelona FC youngster Lamine Yamal has sparked a major debate and public scrutiny, particularly over his inclusion of individuals with dwarfism for entertainment purposes. Several advocacy groups against discrimination of persons with disabilities have come out to denounce this practice. One of them, the Association of People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias with Dwarfism (ADEE), has condemned the act as offensive and discriminatory. The disability rights group termed the party “degrading,” claiming that it reinforces harmful stereotypes about individuals with dwarfism. Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights has also threatened legal…
By: Joshua Weng Chuwang A member of the National Working Committee of the All Progressive Congress, Aare Tolu Bankole, has called for the implementation of a national policy by the Federal Government that will guarantee access to education and healthcare for Persons with Disabilities at no cost. He made this call in a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday, emphasising the need to subsidise prices of medicine and assistive devices for millions of PWDs who find it difficult to afford them. The APC National Leader for PWDs acknowledged the harsh environment that these persons with disabilities strive in to survive…
By: Joshua Weng Chuwang The Nigerian House of Representatives has proposed a constitutional amendment to reserve 5 per cent of seats for Persons with Disabilities (PWDS), in a bid to tackle imbalance and drastic underrepresentation in the National Assembly. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, made it known in Abuja during the opening of the 2025 Legislative Open Week, which commenced on the 8th of July and will end on the 10th of July, 2025. He disclosed the plan of the House to allocate 5 per cent of seats to persons with disabilities and 10 per cent to women.…