The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State has urged persons with disabilities, particularly the visually impaired to participate actively in the November 6 governorship election, assuring them that…
The Nigerian Association of the Blind (NAB) and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have lauded the Federal Government for its legal and institutional empowerment for the blind and other disabled persons…
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Anambra Guber: INEC to provide brailled ballot papers for visually impaired voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will provide brailled ballot papers for visually impaired voters in the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. Dr Nwachuku Orji, INEC’s Resident…
(L-R) Abdullahi Ganduje, Dahuru Abdulhamid Idris and Muhammadu Sanusi Kiru Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has offered an automatic teaching employment to a blind person, Dahuru Abdulhamid Idris, who…
By Ola Ojo This year’s international white cane day took a different dimension in Ekiti State as some visually impaired persons rolled out drums and danced round the streets of…
By Otegbade Wale The Rehab Manager, Resource Center of the Blind, Daniel Isaiah Olamide, has decried misconceptions about blind persons with a cane being regarded as a beggar, stressing that…
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White Cane Safety Day: Ezewuzie Calls For More Support, Interventions For Visually Impaired Persons
White Cane Safety Day is an international annual observance set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol of blindness and…
The International Association of Lions Club, District 4 and 5, has said that it was targeting 9,000 residents of Cross River in its on going free eye care campaign under…
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World Sight Day: Lions Club give succor to 2,500 persons with eye defect in Cross River
By Ike Uchechukwu About 2,500 persons with different eye defects have benefitted from the free eye screening, treatment and surgeries carried out by Lions clubs District 404A2 in Cross River…
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…
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White Cane Day: Lagos govt programmes not beneficial to people living with disabilities, blind community says
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…
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Visually impaired Nigerians cry out, say we’re worst victims of insecurity
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…
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Prioritise accessible infrastructure, inclusive education, group urges Sanwo-Olu
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…
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White Cane Day: Kwara Gov AbdulRazaq seeks speedy passage of disability bill
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…