On Monday, 45 visually impaired students took the University Matriculation Examination (UMTE), which is being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The students, all of whom have…
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UTME: JAMB to refund registration fees to deserving visually-impaired candidates
Prof. Olarenwaju Fagbohun, Lagos Coordinator, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group, says the board will refund fees paid by deserving visually-impaired candidates for the purchase of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME…
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James Lalu Conducts On-the-Spot Visit at JAMB Center for Blind Candidates
In his efforts to ensure equal access to education for persons with disabilities, Dr. James Lalu, the Executive Secretary, National Commission For Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) recent participation in observing…
No fewer than 577 blind candidates are set to take the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in eleven centres nationwide. Chairman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB…
The Manager, Media and Public Relations of the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN). Mr Benjamin Mordi has disclosed that the society donated assorted Bibles worth ₦21.7 million in the year…
This year, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) celebrated Valentine’s Day with a unique expression of love, reaching out to hundreds of visually impaired students and adults at two schools and…
AccessTech Innovation and Research Center has unveiled its pioneering program aimed at empowering blind individuals through Python data analytics training. This innovative initiative is designed to provide valuable skills and…
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Anambra visually impaired student wins Best WAEC Student Award for disabled candidates
Anambra State has continued with its winning streak in educational competitiveness, as one of its indigenes has been declared the best candidate in the category of visually impaired students in…
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Sightsavers Treats 590m Cases of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria
Folalumi Alaran and Kuni Tyessi Sightsavers, an international development charity, has disclosed that it worked with the governments and other partners to screen 1.3 million children for visual impairment in…
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NCPWD Commends Calister Chinyere’s Election Victory as Vice President of African Union of the Blind
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has applauded the emergence of Calister Chinyere Ugoaneke as the Vice President of the African Union of…
Surgeons in New York, United States, have performed the first-ever whole eye transplant on a human. Before now, doctors have only been able to transplant the cornea, the transparent layer…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested “three blind men” for operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s director of media…
Wife of Governor of Abia, Mrs Priscilla Otti, on Tuesday distributed no fewer that 100 white canes to the visually impaired in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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White Cane Day: RCB donates Guide Canes, calls for Training of Teachers of the Visually Impaired
The Resource Center for the Blind marked World Sight Day at the Okobaba Destitute Home in Lagos with a mission to support visually impaired residents. This event was a reminder…
In commemoration of the International White Cane Day which is slated for 15th October every year world over, the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities has raised the awareness level…