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An online platform for development news. We focus on Women, Persons with Disabilities, and Children!

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Damilola Ibigbami is a 35 year old lady with albinism currently suffering from skin cancer which has affected her head/skull. It's almost getting to her brain and she urgently needs to get a surgery done at OAUTHC Ile-Ife. She needs 1.5M naira to get the surgery done.....
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#SID25: MRA Demands Better Protection for Nigerian Internet Users, Condemns Abuse of Cybercrime Law
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Despite decades of advocacy, legal reforms, and community efforts, FGM continues to harm millions of African women and girls physically and psychologically - @ACHPR
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Skin cancer is becoming an increasingly significant health concern among persons with albinism (PWAs). In this special report, @OladunjoyeBles1 writes about PWAs who are grappling with their lives due to skin cancer. @NcpwdOfficial @officiallasoda
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There is a need to push for policy change which prioritizes accessible infrastructures, universal designs and address gaps that allow wheelchairs to be treated as aid, not luggage @cforinclusion
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The data collected revealed that sex-based narratives against women are prevalent online, where women are often defamed and represented in derogatory ways - @eagleofbeauty @JournalistsFC #EndMisogynyNG
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The @ACHPR ordered Tanzania to remove the mandatory death penalty from its Penal Code within one year and to abolish execution by hanging, deeming it a cruel and degrading punishment.
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Tobacco Industry’s Deadly, Discredited ‘Harm Reduction’ Trick
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Urgent Help Needed: Nigerian Woman with Albinism Battles Skin Cancer, Needs N2m for Surgery
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"Thousands of persons with albinism in Nigeria face a silent killer—skin cancer. Limited healthcare access and financial constraints leave many vulnerable. What can be done?
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The guide includes practical tips on how to fight against harassment and censorship laws that limit what journalists can do - @AyLonge of @MRA_Nigeria
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For years, persons with albinism in Nigeria have faced significant health challenges, including extreme vulnerability to skin cancer. Without immediate action, we will continue to witness the preventable deaths of our members - Dr Bamishe #cancerday
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Under the scheme, employers will receive support for reasonable workplace adjustments and assistive technology, removing traditional financial barriers to hiring and retaining employees with disabilities - @iamrasakadekoya @Sightsavers @TAF_Africa
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The community-driven approach to countering infectious diseases by @drasatrust is laudable. However, strengthening Nigeria’s health security and governance requires sustained investment in community-led initiatives. READ MORE:
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Open-source information is not just about looking for images online; it’s about using various techniques and methods to assess, corroborate, and verify the footage or evidence you encounter,” - @georgiaedwardz of @witnessorg
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"You can’t hear and you don’t understand sign language’. ‘Do you think English department is for people like you?’ I smiled and told him to wait and see. At graduation, I was the overall best student in English department."
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