Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Faruk, says she has forgiven those who accused her of hiding COVID-19 palliatives meant for the poor. She stated…
Disability Not A Barrier Initiative (DINABI) joined other coalition members of Count Disability Nigeria to make the call for inclusive disability data collection exercise in Nigeria. This call was made…
As the effect of the virus bites hard, the government stepped in to cushion the effect by providing palliatives to citizens. BY OYETUNDE TOBI The outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria…
Some 4,000 blind people are set to receive the sum of #30,000 each in tranche two, of the Borno State Government initiative to end street begging in Maiduguri the State…
Chalya and Rejoice are businesswomen. Like most people across the globe, the COVID19 pandemic has had devastating effect on their business. The duo have had to embrace the social media…
By Samuel Oamen The CCTV footage of the shooting of #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki are available and intact, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated. The footage, he said, would be…
The White Cane Safety Day is an internationally endorsed event aimed at drawing awareness to blindness and blind persons safety in a predominantly sighted society. This occasion has been observed…
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The Hearing Impaired, The Visually Impaired, And The Physically-Challenged: Evaluating Individual Intelligence and Academic Achievement II
The article comes to a research-based conclusion: among the primary population of the disabled—the Deaf, the Blind, and the Physically-challenged—which is more naturally intelligent with superior cognitive ability and records…
File Photo: Rice farm Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Nigeria is now the largest producer of rice in Africa, the Federal Government said on Tuesday. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo…
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The Hearing Impaired, The Visually Impaired, And The Physically-Challenged: Evaluating Individual Intelligence and Academic Achievement I
Of over 31 million Nigerians with disabilities, there are only three major disability categories, including the deaf, blind, and the physically-challenged. Limited attention is given to other disability clusters such…
By Bashir Bello As Nigeria joins other countries to celebrate the World Sight Day, an expert and Ophthalmologist with the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, AKTH, Kano State, Dr Ibrahim Yuguda…
When albinism and the sufferers are publicly discussed, many people often find it quite disconcerting. They feel pretty uneasy. There is a significant amount of confusion and unresolved theories and…
•US President Trump and wife Melanie. PHOTO: Samuel Corum – Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he and first lady Melania Trump are beginning a “quarantine process”…
Chidi Olujie has been elected the next National President of the Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) In a landslide victory, Olujie defeated Lukman Agbabiaka and emerged the winner…
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British High Commissioner says “Nigerian Sign Language is for Everyone” in Sign Language – (See video below).
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, took the global leaders challenge to learn sign language and wish the Deaf Community a happy international day of sign language in…