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)…
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…
Visually impaired teachers recruited by the immediate past administration of Adegboyega Oyetola in Osun State have implored Governor Ademola Adeleke to reinstate them. The teachers, who are members of the…
By Angela Onwuzoo About 5.5 million Nigerian children suffer from visual impairment and would need eyeglasses to see clearly, a paediatric ophthalmologist, Dr Halima Alimi, has revealed. The eye expert,…
The commissioner of Social Justice and Re-integration Dr. Mrs. Filister Irarimam Musa celebrates the 2023 World White Cane Safety Day with the visually impaired at Sheild Hotel, Taraba State. The…
White Cane Day is celebrated all over the world every 15th October. It’s a day set aside by the United Nations as an important occasion to raise awareness about the…
Blind and vision-impaired persons in Lagos State have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu to prioritise the community in social protection programmes as cost of living crises hit harder on the…
Two Non-Govermental Organisations, the Eye Care Aid Foundation and Vision spring, have given out 10,000 eye glasses to residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with support from the ACT…
Tension is building up in Ihekwuenu-Aku autonomous community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State as a house built by some concerned family members for Mr. Anibueze Nnadi, a…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has called on publishers and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that books and educational materials are made in accessible formats to visually impaired persons (VIPs).…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, declared his unwavering support for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to…
