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…
Members of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) in Ondo State have appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to employ their members as teachers. They lamented that the future of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
