By Victoria Amadi A non-governmental organisation, Lions Clubs, District 404A1 Ikorodu, has embarked on a humanitarian project to provide food materials for 40 visually impaired persons. It was part of…
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Ekiti election: Visually impaired voter request for help, causes stir at polling unit
By Bola Bamigbola Request for help by an elderly, visually impaired electorate, who could not identify the logo of her preferred party led to a shouting march among agents of…
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If Not For ASUU Strike, We Would’ve Been Through With Our Studies — Visually-Impaired
By Tunbosun Ogundare| Visually impaired undergraduates in Nigerian public universities have expressed displeasure over the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) whose…
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Retired blind school teacher receives N8.3million bond certificate in Osun.
It was a rain of encomiums and jubilation as a retired blind school teacher in Osun received a bond certificate of N8.3million. The benefitting retiree, Mr. Aniobi John, described the…
The King Salman Humanitarian Relief and Aid Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with Albasar International Foundation (Makkah Specialist Eye Hospital), has offered free cataract eye surgeries to 800…
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Visually Impaired Students, JONAPWD Celebrate 2022 Ofala Festival In Awka
The royal family of the visually impaired Students Unizik Awka in collaboration with Joint association of people living with disabilities JONAPWD, celebrated 2022 Ofala festival in grand style. The event…
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Visually impaired actor draws government’s attention to plights of persons with disabilities
By Damilola Aliu A visually impaired actor, Alegbeleye Sanmi, has lamented the government’s neglect of the disabled and people with disabilities in society. Sanmi, who raised the alarm when he…
Thankgod Ohaeri and Amarachi Nwokedi felt their way down the aisle at St. Peter’s Catholic Church Nkwelle, Awka on Saturday. It was one of such weddings, especially with the way…
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Visually impaired Nigerians relive battles with stigma at Delta programme
By Okungbowa Aiwerie Bespectacled Nkem Ofili walked gingerly into the crowded main hall of Labour House in Asaba, the capital of Delta State last week escorted by a female volunteer…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has showered encomium on the authorities of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), for granting equal opportunity to blind candidates…
A total of 383 visually impaired candidates are participating in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The Chairman, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group…
A total of 78 blind candidates are taking part in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Prof. Yahuza Bello,…
Two Akwa Ibom children, Gideon Edet and Kingsley Edet, have been rescued from the hands of suspected ritualists by their grandmother, Mrs Bassey Ekong. It was learnt that the duo…
Blind couple By Andreas Kamasah A blind couple has recounted how there was much opposition to their marriage due to the fact that they were both visually impaired, but they…
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Lagos State government has failed me, says visually impaired whose school was seized
By Eniola Daniel Former proprietor of State Community High School, Akowonjo, now Community Grammar School Akowonjo, Alimosho, Lagos State, Ade Oluwole Babalola, has accused the Lagos State government and the…