Disability

How Deaf Law Graduate, Nehemiah Danjuma is Crafting a Path to Justice for Nigeria’s Deaf Community

Nehemiah Danjuma was among hundreds of graduates recently celebrated at the 39th Convocation ceremony of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), ...

October 29, 2024
The image of the blood pressure monitors donated to NAB Lagos
Disability

BOFIM Hosts Health Sensitisation, Distributes Medical Kit To Blind Association In Lagos 

In a significant effort to support the health and well-being of visually impaired individuals in Nigeria, BO Foundation for Inclusive ...

October 28, 2024
Education

Dimeji Sodeke’s Heavens of Immortals ,A Narrative on Spiritual Forces, Cultural Identity

Nigerian author, Dimeji Sodeke has officially launched his thought-provoking new novel, Heavens of Immortals, revealing the deep spiritual themes that ...

October 27, 2024
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News

CAPPA, Corporate Accountability To Launch ‘Africa Make Big Polluters Pay Storytelling Platform’

On October 28, 2024, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and the United States-based Corporate Accountability (CA) will unveil ...

October 27, 2024
Mr Awe receiving the Ekiti State Civil Servant Award of Excellence
Disability

After Three Nominations, Deaf Civil Servant Wins Ekiti State Civil Service Award of Excellence

In a society that often questions the sheer abilities of persons with disabilities to achieve excellence on merit, it is ...

October 25, 2024
Women during the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk in Benin.
Health

Army Officers’ Wives Stage Roadshow on Breast Cancer Awareness in Benin

Mrs Akon Oduyebo, wife of the Nigerian Army 4 Brigade Commander, on Thursday in Benin led other army officers’ wives ...

October 24, 2024
Sarah Ozechukwu
Disability

Living with Sickle Cell, Not A Walk in The Park

According to the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria, Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the world. ...

October 24, 2024
Disability

BONews Service Partners with Naija Feminists Media to Amplify Voices of Women with Disabilities

BONews Service has partnered with Naija Feminists Media (NFM) to address the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women with disabilities in ...

October 22, 2024
L-R: Robert Egbe, Gideon Adeyeni, Zikora Ibeh, OLuwafemi Akinbode and Sefa Ikpa of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) at the international hybrid press conference to kick start the 2024 Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatization.
Human Rights

OWORAC Demands Increase Investment In Water, Immediate Halt of Water Privatization in Africa

Our Water Our Rights Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has demanded that African governments increase funding and investments in the water sector ...

October 22, 2024
An image of children with disabilities
Children

Breaking Barriers: The Struggles and Triumphs of Children with Disabilities in Nigeria

Disability remains one of the challenging realities faced by many young girls and boys in Nigeria. These children often encounter ...

October 22, 2024
Folajogun Akinlami
Disability

Disability Champions Series 21: Folajogun Akinlami – Paradigm of Tough Love – and Daring

The 21st of the Disability Champions Series narratives is here. Our guest, Folajogun (Fola) Victoria Akinlami (physically challenged from polio) ...

October 19, 2024
Colorful portrait of black teenage girl with disability smiling at camera while visiting modern art gallery or museum, copy space
Disability

Defying Negligence: 16-Year-Old Polio Survivor Aims for a Career in Surgery

In an environment where negligence often stifles dreams, Abosede Akanni (not real name), a sixteen-year-old S.S.S. 3 student at a ...

October 18, 2024
An image of Pelumi Onifade
Media

Coroner’s Inquiry into Pelumi Onifade’s Death Begins, Seeks Relevant Records on Onifade’s Body

The judicial inquiry into the cause of death of Mr. Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year-old reporter with Gboah TV who died ...

October 18, 2024
Group picture of participants at the encryption workshop organized by HRJN on Oct 17, 2024
Media

Journalists Charged To Embrace Encryption To Enhance Safety at HRJN’s Encryption Day Workshop

Journalists and human rights defenders have been charged to embrace encryption, not just as a digital safeguard, but as a ...

October 18, 2024
Members of NAB Lagos during the walk to commemorate the 2024 White Cane Day.
Disability

NAB Lagos Marks White Cane Day, Harps on Disability Inclusion Across Sectors

The Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB), Lagos State Chapter has marked the International White Cane Day 2024 with an ...

October 18, 2024
An image with the text 'Deaf Awareness Month' with hands
Disability

Unexpressed Silence: Life of Ezenwata Nasa, a Deaf Woman in Nigeria

In the small village of Obinato, located in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, the experiences of people with ...

October 18, 2024
A picture of speakers at the Post APCC press conference in Lagos.
Climate Change

African People’s Counter COP Demands End to Systemic Oppression, Fossil Fuel Extraction Across Africa

From October 7 to 10, 2024, over 100 participants from 21 African countries gathered for the African People’s Counter COP ...

October 18, 2024
The students of Achievers College, Ikotun in the hall during the training session by TMI.
News

Tech Mentors Initiative Trains Students on Tech Career Path

The Tech Mentors Initiative (TMI) has trained over 300 secondary school students in Ikotun, Lagos, on aligning their education with ...

October 18, 2024
Image of Leprosy survivors at the Alabarago Lepers Community in Ojo LGA, Lagos.
Disability

Struggle for Inclusion, Economic Empowerment in Alabarago’s Lepers Community

In the leprosy survivors’ community of Alabarago, life is filled with challenges, both physical and societal. Umar Abdullahi, one of ...

October 17, 2024
An image of a child with crutches without revealing the face
Disability

Aisha’s Struggle Through Education, Unemployment As a Woman with Disability

Adeleye Aisha was born into a modest family in Odeda, a local government area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Life was ...

October 17, 2024
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How Deaf Law Graduate, Nehemiah Danjuma is Crafting a Path to Justice for Nigeria’s Deaf Community October 29, 2024
BOFIM Hosts Health Sensitisation, Distributes Medical Kit To Blind Association In Lagos  October 28, 2024
Dimeji Sodeke’s Heavens of Immortals ,A Narrative on Spiritual Forces, Cultural Identity October 27, 2024
CAPPA, Corporate Accountability To Launch ‘Africa Make Big Polluters Pay Storytelling Platform’ October 27, 2024
After Three Nominations, Deaf Civil Servant Wins Ekiti State Civil Service Award of Excellence October 25, 2024
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