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By Lanre Oloyede The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has congratulated the Director-General of the Coalition of Yobe APC Political Organizations (COYAPO), Babagana Alhaji Modu (Bature Goniri), MBA, MInsTA, on his Award of Excellence conferred by the 361 APC Support Groups in Yobe State. […]

By Lanre Oloyede Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has extended warm congratulations to Comrade Mustapha Salihu, PhD, Esq., the National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Zonal Chairman, North-East, on the occasion of his birthday. In a congratulatory message, Hon. Abba […]

By Lanre Oloyede The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, FIPMA, has called for the nationwide replication of the Inclusive Family Planning Project (IFPLAN), describing it as a proven model for advancing equitable access to reproductive health services for women and girls with disabilities. Hon. […]

By Lanre Oloyede The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has proposed a range of inclusive measures aimed at curbing crimes and transnational threats against Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria. Hon. Abba Isa made the recommendations at the 2025 Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Crime Prevention and Transnational Threats, organized […]

By Lanre Oloyede The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has urged donors, development partners, and grant-making organizations to extend financial support to emerging grassroots Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), especially those operating in rural communities. The Senior presidential aide emphasized that these community-based […]

By Lanre Oloyede  The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, on behalf of over 35.5 million Nigerians with disabilities, extends his heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Bernard Muhammad Doro on his well-deserved appointment as the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian and Poverty Reduction by His Excellency, President […]

By Lanre Oloyede The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has inaugurated the various Planning Committees for the forthcoming First National Conference of Persons With Disabilities in Nigeria. Conducting the inauguration, the Senior Presidential Aide congratulated all the Heads and Members of the Committees, describing their […]

By Lanre Oloyede As part of efforts to accelerate the implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, has entered into a strategic partnership with The Ability Life Initiative (TALI) ahead of the upcoming First Ladies’ Forum on Disability Inclusion […]

In furtherance of the mandate graciously entrusted to me by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to create and expand avenues for the inclusion, empowerment, and welfare of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) across Nigeria, I recently held a high-level strategic meeting with the leadership of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), under the capable […]

By Lanre Oloyede  In a significant move to support vulnerable citizens, the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, in partnership with the Nigerian Red Cross Society, has distributed multi-purpose cash grants to persons with disabilities affected by recent flooding in Maiduguri. The event, held on Monday, […]