In an effect to support in-depth trainings for Nigeria, Organisations of persons with Disabilities (OPDs) on UN treaty monitoring mechanisms, alternative reporting, as well as rights-based advocacy using Convention on…
The International Association of Lions Clubs District 404B2, Nigeria on October 14 performed about 50 free restorative surgeries, conduct sight-related projects such as vision screenings, eyeglass donations, eye health education…
The majority of people with ‘blindness’ live in Nigeria, other poor countries By 2050, half of the world will be shortsighted, experts warn. 20% of world population at risk…
As Lion’s Club in partnership with NUJ, Optometric Association conduct free eye screening to mark world sight day Medical experts in Ekiti State have discovered about ten out of the…
From Adanna Nnamani The Federal Government said it would be training 10,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in digital literacy skills. The Director General, Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa,…
• Arrest 138 others for different crimes Akwa Ibom State Police Command, yesterday, paraded a blind aged woman arrested by its operatives for allegedly possessing a fresh human skull. The…
By Chioma Obinna As Nigerians joined the rest of the world to mark the 2021 World Mental Health Day with the theme: “Mental Health in an unequal world”, renowned psychiatrists…
From Ighomuaye Lucky The Nigeria Association of the Blind, Edo State chapter, yesterday, called on Nigerians to regularly go for eye check up at least once in a year to…
A graduate with physical disability in Lagos State, Agosu Fagla, has written an open letter to the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, seeking his help for a job. Fagla caught the…
By Chris Ochayi The Federal Government, yesterday, challenged affluence women in the society to invest in the lives of underprivileged rural women languishing in abject poverty across communities in the…
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday October 19, Public Holiday to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-il-Maulud, a “commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon…
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People with Disabilities band together in Ilaji, Ibadan as NIPSN Holds Its Second Championship
The opening ceremony of the 2nd Ilaji Resort/NIPSN (Network for Inclusion of People with Special Needs) Sports Championship kicks off today Friday, 15th October 2021 People with disabilities, who are…
People Living With Disabilities (PWDs) says Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi stands out as a role model in the country, on inclusion of PWDs in governance. Dr. Chike Okogwu, Chief…
The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) will collaborate with the Albino Foundation on the maiden national dialogue on disability inclusion, which holds Thursday at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre,…
Dayo Johnson Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday made a case for orphans in the country saying they needed spaces to grow, thrive and meet their physiological needs He said…