Bauchi State Agency For Persons With Disabilities

10/12/2025

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (IDPD) 2025.

The National President of the National Union of Bauchi State Students (NUBASS), Comr. Muhammad Sulaiman Abdulwahab, hosted an interactive engagement with members of the Joint National Association Of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) Bauchi State Chapter in commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

The event brought together students with disabilities from various institutions across Bauchi State, alongside leaders of the Association of Persons with Disabilities, Bauchi State chapter. Discussions centred on strengthening inclusivity and ensuring equal opportunities for all students.

08/12/2025

The House of Representatives has vowed to enforce full compliance with the legally mandated 5 percent employment quota for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), declaring that the era of advocacy without accountability is over.

Read more: https://dailytrust.com/reps-to-enforce-5-recruitment-quota-for-persons-with-disabilities-deputy-speaker-2/?noamp=available

08/12/2025

The 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked in Bauchi State with a large rally involving hundreds of persons with disabilities. The procession began at the Emir’s Palace and ended at the Bauchi State Agency for Persons with Disabilities. The event was jointly organized by the Agency, UNFPA, and JONAPWD.

The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Brisca Jarom Aaron, highlighted that the celebration aimed to raise awareness, promote collaboration, and advocate for equal opportunities. She commended the Bauchi State Government and partners, including UNFPA, Qatar Charity, Al-Muhibba Foundation, and Hands Organization, for their support.

The Bauchi State First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Bala Muhammad, reiterated the government’s commitment to disability-inclusive policies and removing barriers that limit the independence and dignity of persons with disabilities.

20/11/2025

Bauchi State Agency for Persons with Disabilities in Collaboration with the United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) inaugurated its first stakeholders meeting of the State Disability Inclusion Technical Working Group (DITWG). Together, we're making strides towards a more inclusive society!

30/11/2023

HADADDIYAR KUNGIYAR MASU BUKATA TA MUSAMMAN NA KASA, RESHEN JAHAR BAUCHI NA GAYYATAR 'YA'YANTA ZUWA GANGAMIN RANAR MASU BUKATA TA MUSAMMAN NA DUNIYA (WORLD DISABILITY DAY). ZA'A HADU A KOFAR FADAN BAUCHI DON GAISUWA GA SARKI, SANNAN A WUCE GOVERNMENT HOUSE BAUCHI DON GAISUWA GA MAI GIRMA GWAMNA. RANAR TALATA 5th DECEMBER, 2023. DA KARFE GOMA NA SAFE. ALLAH YA BADA IKON HALARTA AMIN.

03/12/2021

03/12/2021

03/12/2021

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN HAZBAL HOTEL BAUCHI ON 3 DECEMBER, 2021.

20/08/2021

With the Executive Secretary, Bauchi Agency For Persons With Disabilities Hon. Mrs. Brisca Joram Aaron during an advocacy visit to the Agency on Gender/ Disability based violence. Today Monday 16 August, 2021. We discussed intensively about the devastating effect of all types of Gender/Disability based violence in our society and how the government will interfere through working with different organizations of persons with disabilities and other civil society organizations (CSOs) to mitigate the frequent occurrence of G/DBV. Advocacy is the best tool in combating G/DBV by creating awareness on how to break the culture of silence by amplifying voices on any sign of violence against the targeting victims by the perpetrators. We emphasized that women and girls with disabilities were subjected to multiple form of violence and discrimination. We concluded that
Something urgent needs to be done by the government and other stakeholders to address this ugly trend.
She expressed appreciation to the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) and Ford Foundation.

27/02/2021

Breaking NEWS .

Abubakar Tatari Ali polytechnic bauchi Rector together with the executive chairman agency for persons with disabilities chairman Hon Ibrahim Muhammed (Kauran kuramen bauchi) and three full time members today during the visit the Rector assured pwds through her chairman that all people living with disabilities in Bauchi state who have intrest on education will be sponsor and give all the necessary support to study in the institution Free this include sch
fees and accommodation.

On his remarks , the chairman of the Agency for PWDs thanks the Governor and the Rector for taking this best measures to ensure people with disabilities in the state are academically sounds.finally the chairman called on all those with disabilities that have the dream of pursuing the education should as the matter of urgency get all the necessary requirements ready study.

02/01/2021

As world leaders take to the stage to wish their fellow country men and women Happy New Year, I will humbly follow in their footsteps to also wish my family and friends especially persons with disabilities around the world a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.

At this juncture I would like to highlight my 2-point agenda I hope to achieve within the first quarter of 2021.

The 2-point Agenda includes:

1. Educational Reform in line with SDGs goal 4 (Free education and scholarship to PWDs in Bauchi States).
Almost all Nigerian universities, colleges and the rest of tertiary institutions are not PWD-friendly which has been one of the barriers discouraging young people with disabilities to further their education; this is obviously just an oversight and not a deliberate act on the part of tertiary schools’ respective managements. As a person with disability who had the privilege to study in this tough terrain of ours (in Nigeria), I believe I am in the best position to take a stance on ensuring veritable change in the way PWDs are granted easy access to education and other related developmental pursuits. I also had the opportunity to experience studying in a conducive environment abroad (Malaysia). I intend, with very strong conviction, to transform the Bauchi State educational environment into a disability-friendly setting which I have already begun in the tertiary institution where l served as a lecturer, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi with the construction of ramps in all the faculties which made them accessible to physically challenged students in the school and a physically-challenged-friendly toilet has also been constructed (the first of its kind in the history of Nigeria).
Two tertiary institutions, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic and College of Education (COE) Azare have graciously offered free education to PWDs. It is my personal aim as well as an official objective of the Agency for PWDs to see that in the first quarter of 2021, an additional four such educational facilities provide the same philanthropic gestures as their two counterparts. The Agency for People with Disabilities is mandated by laws governing its establishment to seek for such corporate social responsibility.

2. Empowerment. SDGs Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth (500 PWDs across the State)
Empowerment has always been my first priority because Bauchi citizens with disabilities are the number one category that suffer from poverty. As a way of realistically boosting Bauchi State’s economy, the Agency plans to launch a commercial plan where tricycle ice-cream carts designed for carrying assorted refreshments specifically engineered for PWDs shall be distributed with the intention for sale of refreshments at strategic locations.

I intend to personally spear-head this project to motivate jobless PWDs into believing that there is more to life than begging or being taken care of by someone else. In the same vein, the Agency shall target 500 PWDs for additional self-help development activities via the supply and distribution of shoe-cobbling kits. This shall also serve to elevate PWDs out of poverty in the 1st quarter of 2021.

Nigeria is one of the developing countries that harbours high levels of poverty among its Persons with Disabilities. According to statistics, there are more than 25.5 million disabled persons in Nigeria in which 85% of this population have no means of living a good and healthy life due to lack of proper attention by the community and authorities concerned. It has been proven that a lot of disabled persons are educated (or possess the capacity to be educated) and talented, and ought to find themselves in the main-stream workforce. I own a carwash business which primarily provides employment to PWDs as well as able-bodied employees and I hope to expand job opportunities as for this group, I believe that I can create an engaging employment plan which would be beneficial to both the physically-challenged and able-bodied.

As we face another year, another future and another march towards making the lives of Persons with Disabilities plus those of able-bodied people more meaningful as a prerequisite to societal harmony; I would like to whole-heartedly thank our Governor, Senator Bala AbdulKadir Mohammad for taking action beyond the rhetoric of past years and envisioning Bauchi State as a home for all peoples, be they able-bodied or physically-challenged.

Thank you and a have a truly, wonderful happy 2021.

Hamza waziri
Chairman
Bauchi State Agency for persons with Disabilities

01/01/2021

The Chairman and Executive Secretary Of The Bauchi State Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Alh. Hamza Waziri And Hon. Briska Jerome. On behalf of the Management, staff and the entire Disabilities Community Wishes to appreciate His Excellency Governor Bala Muhammad (Kauran Bauchi) For his enormous support, corporation and above all believing in our capacity by Entrusting The Agency into our hands, a symbol of Independence to the Entire Disability Community. We pray Allah to keep us together, greater, bigger and better in 2021. Wishing us all a happy and prosperous hitch free New year.