Blind/Visually impaired News

The Federal Government on Thursday said that the country had a 0.78 per cent prevalence for blindness. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire disclosed this during a press briefing to…

By Oluwakemi Adelagun The Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB), Lagos chapter, has accused the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) of using scarce state resources to set up…

Friday Olokor The Nigeria Association of the Blind on Friday called on the Federal Government to rise to the occasion and arrest the worsening insecurity in the country. The organization…

The Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) in Lagos State has expressed worries over how children with visual disabilities are being left behind due to the non-availability of a primary…

Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Friday hosted the association of visually impaired persons in the state in commemoration of the White Cane Safety Day, calling them a significant part…

As the world recovers from a global economic distress resulting from the Corona Virus Pandemic, it has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. The post-COVID-19 realities has…

By Anne Agbi The Ikeja Dynamic Lions Club has raised funds towards humanitarian causes and core projects. The fund raising took place during the installation of the 6th club’s President,…

By Waliat Musa Over 8 million adults are estimated to be visually impaired in Nigeria. People with visual impairment and persons living with life-threatening experiences are marginalized and excluded from…

By Chinedu Adonu Traditional Ruler of Ihekwuenu in Aku autonomous community, Igbo Etiti Local Government Area, of Enugu state, His Royal Highness Igwe Christopher Okwor has reacted to the trending…

Ebenezer Azamati, a visually impaired Ghanaian student of Oxford University’s African Society (AfriSoc), has been elected to become the new president for the citadel per a social media post by…

Dahuru Abdulhamid Idris By Zahraddeen Yakubu Shuaibu Unlike most people living with disabilities who easily go into street begging to earn a living, a few invest their talents wisely, endure…

The Federal Nigeria Society for the Blind (FNSB) Vocational Training Centre (VTC) will be raising funds to support its members. The fund raiser will hold at the Blind Centre/FIIRO, Oshodi,…

The Enugu State government has announced the immediate suspension of the recognition of Igwe Christopher Everestus Okwor as the Traditional Ruler of Ihekwuenu Aku Autonomous Community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government…

By Kabir Yusuf A total of 126 blind candidates were admitted into 40 Nigerian tertiary institutions last year, data from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has shown. Of…

By Wale Odunsi Oghenero Ozobeme, a sacked staff of TOTAL E&P has cried out over the alleged treatment meted to her by the company after she had brain surgery. Ozobeme…