Embarks on Nigeria Disability Project
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
A research think-tank, Africa Polling Institute, API, Friday, moved to partner with the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on generating reliable on People Living With Disabilities, PWD, under the Nigeria Disability Project, NDP, as a way of adding value to them.
This was made known in a statement signed by Head Corporate Services, API, Amarachi Nelly Charles, where the Executive Director, API, Prof Bell Ihua, paid courtesy visit to the Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, NBS, Dr Yemi Kale, in his office in Abuja.
Prof Ihua explained opinion research activities of API which have led to the publishing of over10 reports within the last two years, since its inception.
He also pointed that the Nigeria Disability Project is a new development effort led by the institute, whose aim is to gather “evidence-based disaggregated gender and disability data in the country”, with support…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper