One of the most concealed forms of death is a sentence that cannot be brought about by the justice system but by the health sector in Nigeria. It can be labelled as “death by disability” and lives are being lost…
In celebrating the 2013 edition of the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Abuja, MTN Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility vehicle of MTN Nigeria in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has again…
Ahead of the distribution of the Permanent Voters Card (PVC) scheduled for 7th – 9th March 2014 and the continuous voters’ registration on 12th – 19th March 2014, young people and civil society activists have been deployed to observe the…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday inaugurated the boards of the State’s Public Procurement Agency and the Audit Service Commission saying his administration was committed to leaving a legacy of action government where government would henceforth run irrespective…
By: Tina Armstrong Since its discovery of HIV/AIDS in the 1970s, there has been a myth that sexual relations with a physically disabled person would rid an HIV infected person of the virus. Coupled with this fallacy is the fact…
The November 2013 physical hand over of the power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN) to new owners marked a turning point in the history of the Nigeria’s power sector. The handover was a culmination of fourteen years of painstaking effort…
The Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) is partnering with First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s foremost financial institution to enhance capacity building among youths through the Future Leaders Seminar scheduled for 28 May 2014 in Lagos. The Future Leaders program (FLP)…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has condemned the recurrent and intense bloodbaths in Adamawa and Borno States and called for international support to end the crises. The group while reacting to the recent massacre of 57 students of…
As the international community marks another World AIDS Day, American oil major. Chevron whose corporate social responsibility profile is on the rise has announced increases in its investment in the global fight against HIV and AIDS with a statement urging…
The Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD) has protested what it describes as under representation of People Living with Disabilities (PWD’s) in the National Conference billed to wtart any time this month. In a statement issued yesterday and endorsed by…
