…Disability Law prescribing a 5 per cent reservation of employment opportunities for PWDs must, henceforth, be strictly adhered to in all employment exercises into the State Civil Service. “The decision is aimed at promoting equal opportunities, inclusive governance and equitable access to employment for Persons with Di…

…with elderly individuals, women, youth, and Persons Living With Disabilities (PWDs) among the thousands of voters exercising their right to vote. Among the voters was 97-year-old Pa Isaac Adeniran Adesanmi, a great-grandfather who traveled to the NUD Primary School Collation Centre, Unit 1, Ward 4, Ilase-Ijesa, in the…

…voter accreditation, turnout, participation of women and persons with disabilities (PWDs), security, and other aspects of the electoral process. According to the Hub: "Out of the 823 polling units where our observers were deployed, polling officials with a complete complement of both sensitive and non-sensitive materia…

People with Disabilities (PWDs) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve accessibility at polling units and make the electoral process more convenient and inclusive for persons with disabilities across the country. Mrs Justina Obozokhai, a wheelchair user, made the call after casti…

…local government, DAILY POST observed that the aged and People With Disabilities, PWDs, were given preference as voting commenced. There was also reported case of BVAS machine glitch in Ward 1 Unit 10 Boripe L.G at 8:40am. The Osun INEC Public Relations Officer, Musa Olurode, clarifying the usage of BVAS, disclosed tha…

A United States man, Christopher Cayce, has been arrested and charged after allegedly shooting disabled and homeless persons with a high-powered, motorised water gun. He reportedly taunted his victims and shared videos of the attacks on social media. The Houston Police Department disclosed this in a statement posted on…

…served as polling officials, party agents and voters, while Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) participated actively with minimal accessibility challenges. It noted the isolated incidences, including difficulties in capturing the biometrics of some elderly voters and the initial denial of priority voting to a nursing mot…

…provisions were put in place to ensure the participation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), including those with visual impairments and other physical challenges. According to him, INEC had earlier mapped the distribution of PWDs during the voter registration exercise to enable the commission to provide the necessary…

…the observers commended the active participation of women, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and other vulnerable groups in the electoral process. The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), one of the organisations within the observation hub, reported that women, who constitute about 51 per cent of the voting population in E…