Nigeria, June 4 -- Disability rights advocates have called on the federal government to move beyond policy declarations and accelerate the implementation of commitments made under the Global Disability Summit (GDS), warning that millions of Nigerians with disabilities continue to face barriers in education, employment, healthcare, information access and social protection despite existing legal protections.

The call was made on Wednesday during a media roundtable on the Nigeria 2025 Global Disability Summit (GDS) Commitments Action Plan, where stakeholders outlined key government pledges and urged journalists to play a more active role in monitoring their implementation.

Speaking at the event, the National President of the Joint National...