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
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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
Health

Enhancing Food Safety through Nutraceuticals: The Role of Plant-Based Additives in Improving Livestock and Consumer Health—By Deborah Okedoyin

In today's world, where food safety is a top priority, the agricultural industry is under increased scrutiny regarding livestock management ...

October 17, 2024
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Education

Nigeria Can Harness  Expertise of Mathematics Professionals to Tackle Challenges

Dr Oladayo Emmanuel Oduselu-Hassan, a PhD holder in Mathematics (Numerical Analysis) from Delta State University, Abraka, is a data analyst ...

October 17, 2024
News

Invictus Africa To Hold Womanity Index 2024 To Access Governments’ Efforts To GBV Prevention, Response

Invictus Africa, a civic-tech organization that promotes human rights and gender equality through data-driven advocacy, has announced that the 2024 ...

October 17, 2024
Hajara Muhammad and he children
News

Conflict, Displacement Turn Hajara To Street Beggar

Hajara Muhammad, 30, sits on a bustling Lagos street corner, her children, Aisha, 10, Umar, 8, and tiny Zainab, 2, ...

October 16, 2024
Abdullahi Umar
News

Abdullahi’s Harsh Realities of Poverty, Disability, Resilience

Abdullahi Umar, 35, a double amputee from Taraba State, bravely navigates Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, in search of hope. Having ...

October 16, 2024
Kadiri Yusuf
News

I Won’t Let Blindness Define Me – Kadiri Yusuf

Kadiri Yusuf, 40, navigates Lagos' bustling streets with ease, despite being blind. His white cane taps out a rhythmic path, ...

October 16, 2024
An image of a rice grain, beans grain, groundnuts in a plastic basin on a table outdoor. In one of the plastic containers is a tin container for measuring.
Health

Healthy Food Policy: Taking Action to Protect Our Future

Every year, World Food Day marked on October 16 reminds us of the fundamental right to adequate food, underpinning the ...

October 16, 2024
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BONews Service Partners with Naija Feminists Media to Amplify Voices of Women with Disabilities October 22, 2024
OWORAC Demands Increase Investment In Water, Immediate Halt of Water Privatization in Africa October 22, 2024
Breaking Barriers: The Struggles and Triumphs of Children with Disabilities in Nigeria October 22, 2024
Disability Champions Series 21: Folajogun Akinlami – Paradigm of Tough Love – and Daring October 19, 2024
Defying Negligence: 16-Year-Old Polio Survivor Aims for a Career in Surgery October 18, 2024
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