Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- The Plateau State Government has launched a new phase of economic support for persons with disabilities under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI).

Details of the event were shared in a statement posted on the state government's verified Facebook page.

The programme was introduced in Jos by the First Lady of Nigeria and National Coordinator of the RHI, Oluremi Tinubu, as part of activities marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

This year's theme is Fostering Disability Inclusive Societies for Advancing Social Progress.

At the Plateau launch, the wife of the state governor and RHI coordinator, Helen Mutfwang, said the initiative reinforces the administration's commitment to inclusion.

She described...