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The Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations has petitioned the Government over what it described as reluctance in the speedy processing of the amendment of the Persons with Disability Act 2006 (Act 715). In the petition presented to the ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and the National Council on Persons with Disability, the Federation is demanding that Government attaches urgency to the amendment process for the full enjoyment of the rights and privileges o

HC orders notices to Centre, State govts.

Reps to scale down bills on establishment of new agencies over rising cost of governance, depletion of revenue Reps to scale down bills on establishment of new agencies over rising cost of governance, depletion of revenue • Set to amend Administration of Criminal Justice, improve ease of doing business Share The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday, expressed grave concern over the government’s inability to meet its obligations in each appropriation ...

APPEALS to work out special package for 85 people living with disability in Kaduna APPEALS to work out special package for 85 people living with disability in Kaduna Share Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement, And Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS), with support from the World Bank, on Monday, commenced the harmonisation of Livelihood Package for People with Disability and Special Needs (PWDSN) in Kaduna State. The State Project Coordinator, Dr Yahaya Aminu, who was represen...

  Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his wife, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, had a special moment with residents with special needs – People living With Disabilities (PWDs). It was at an interactive session jointly organised by the Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Ministry of Information and Strategy and Office of Disabilities. The event, held at the State House in Marina, offered the PWDs a golden opportunity to personally intimate the Governor with various chal...

This earned the house, like senate, the “rubber stamp” toga or “appendage of the executive” alias. However, the spokesman of the lower chamber of the National Assembly, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, said the ninth house had ensured that the bills passed provided real solutions to real issues, adding that the house passed bills to end estimated electricity billing, guarantee interest-free student loans for higher education, provide a better labour environment for Nigerian workers, strengthen agr...