Blind/Visually impaired News

The Nigerian Association of the Blind (NAB) has called on the Federal Government to take immediate steps to improve employment opportunities for visually impaired Nigerians. In a recent appeal, the…

The Centre for Infrastructural and Technological Advancement for the Blind (CITAB) urges all three levels of government in Nigeria to sincerely prioritize the concerns of the visually impaired in our…

Ayuba Gufwan, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, has emphasized the need to accommodate visually impaired individuals in the curriculum development for higher education institutions across…

Federal Medical Centre Bida has reinstated Aisha Aminu on probationary appointment. This was disclosed in a letter signed on Monday by Mamuda Mohammed, Ag Head of Administration on behalf of…

The Visually impaired individuals have expressed disappointments and concern over banks’ recent policy regarding individuals with visual impairments. They specifically described the requirement for visually impaired individuals to obtain a…

A patient, Mr. Ayoola Idowu, is accusing the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, of medical negligence, alleging that improper use of a radiotherapy machine during treatment led to his complete…

In an effort to tackle the growing challenge of blindness in Nigeria, health experts are calling on Nigerians to pledge to donate their corneas, highlighting the urgent need to address…

More than 30 organisations of women with disabilities have signed a petition demanding justice for a Bida-based nurse, Aisha Aminu, who was relieved of her appointment by the management of…

Sen. Shehu Sani on Tuesday in Abuja presented electronics items worth N10million to the management, staff and students of the FCT school of the blind. The News Agency of Nigeria…

The Visually Impaired Students of Gombe State University have called for help following the recent hike in school fees at the institution, saying such huge increases in their registration fees,…

The death of Prof. Jibril Isa Diso, was a rude shock to several individuals and organisations in disability community who viewed the first visually impaired professor in Nigeria as an…

Following the sudden demise of Professor Jibril Isa Diso of the Department of Special Education, Ado Bayero University, Kano earlier this July, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with…

Following the agitation that broke out today 25th June, 2024 at the premises of the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, by the Association of Technology Inclined Visually Impaired Persons…

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has urged blind and visually impaired students to embrace the study of astronomy. Dr Bonaventure Okere, Director, Centre for Basic Space Science…

A 19-year-old SS3 student, Khalifa Aminu has invented an innovative eyeglasses that aid visually impaired individuals navigate without the use of a cane. This groundbreaking invention is the first of…