Disability is not contagious, stop discriminating against IDDs – AIDDN President
Lagos, December 17, 2025 – Mrs. Joko Omotola, National President of the Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities of Nigeria (AIDDN), has called on Nigerians to end discrimination against persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), stressing that disability is neither a disease nor contagious. Mrs. Omotola made the call in Lagos while briefing journalists […]
AIDDN Stakeholders Call for Inclusive Health Financing For People With Disabilities
The issue of poor access and affordable health care for persons with disabilities came up once again on Wednesday, December, 17, 2025 for national discourse with stakeholders and members of the Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities of Nigeria (AIDDN), calling on the government and corporate Nigeria to correct the anomaly. Held at the Centre […]
What we want for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities – AIDDN President
In 2016, 15 parents of Persons with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities who were tired of having their children sidelined and discriminated against met and decided to join forces together to create the Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities of Nigeria (AIDDN) to fight for the rights of their children.
World down syndrome day- 21st March, 2024.
World Down Syndrome Day, celebrated annually on March 21st, serves as a global platform to raise awareness, promote understanding, and advocate for the rights, inclusion, and well-being of individuals with Down syndrome.
AIDDN Launches Actions4Change (A4C) Project
To tackle discrimination, exclusion against persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities, AIDDN launches Actions4Change (A4C) Project
Fed Govt urged to promote inclusivity for persons with disabilities
The Federal Government has been urged to promote inclusivity for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the country.
Nigerians with disabilities seek inclusion in electoral process
Recent data for persons living with disabilities in Nigeria is hard to come by, but according to a 2018 report from the World Bank, one in six Nigerians are living with a disability. Click here to read full story
35.1m Nigerians living with disabilities – Commission
Mr. James Lalu, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD), says 35.1 million Nigerians are currently living with disabilities.
Kalu advocates 5% employment quota for people with disabilities.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu ,has called for amendment of Disability Act to provide for at least, five percent quota of employment for People With Disabilities, PWDs.