By Sodiq Omolaoye National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD) and Nigeria Association of the Blind (NBA) have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Copyright Bill 2022 into law.…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to making all relevant printed materials readable to the Blinds. He made…
To support their rehabilitation and transformation, Adams College, Oshodi, Lagos, has offered scholarship worth N500, 000 to students of the Federal Nigeria Society for the Blind (FNSB). Speaking at a…
by Isaiah Benjamin One of the observers of elections in Kaduna State and Non Governmental Organization, (NGO) Legal Awareness for Nigerian Women (LANW) with support from Christian Aid said, that…
In a bid to ensure successful implementation of Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) and Ondo State Agency Against Gender-Based Violence (OSAA-GBV) on Thursday…
A medical doctor, Mrs Sekinat Oredoyin, on Wednesday told an Ikeja High Court how one Prophet Olushola Akinsipe allegedly defiled a 13-year-old visually-impaired girl on the pretext of praying for…
An appeal has been made to the government, policymakers and corporate bodies to employ, empower and support persons with disabilities (PWDs) A visually-impaired person and Chief Executive Officer African Crafts,…
By James Ojo The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled plans to ease participation for visually impaired candidates ahead of the 2023 UTME/DE. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar,…
Stakeholders under the auspices of Federal Nigeria Society For The Blind (FNSB), have called for support for projects of visually impaired persons to boost their welfare and national integration. Chairman,…
The Akwa Ibom Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, has distributed special phones and white canes worth millions of naira to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in…
The Heal Disability Initiative, an NGO, has advocated for braille ballot papers to enable visually impaired citizens participate in the 2023 general elections. Mr Mainas Ayuba, the NGO’s Executive Director,…
By Cleopatra Eki A group, 7Stars lnter-Global Properties, has donated white canes and foodstuff to visually impaired persons. Chief Executive Officer of the group, Mr. Moses Chukwuma Ezenwaka, said the…
Blind/Visually impaired News
New naira notes… New tears for visually- impaired bank customers visually- impaired
By Collins Nweze Inclusive banking is one concept that financial sector gladiators are never tired of discussing. But in practice, not much is being done to advance the practice and…
The Chairman of Resource Centre for the Blind (RCB), Vice-Admiral Jubrila Ayinla (rtd), has said that fundamental human rights ensure that persons with disabilities are not excluded from all facets…
Blind/Visually impaired News
CBN policies: Visually-impaired Nigerians threaten protest over exclusion
Lara Adejoro The National Association of the Blind has threatened to embark on a protest over what it termed discriminatory policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria and other related…