•Eye Health Programme Officer at Sightsavers, Ms. Barbara Marok, during her presentation An international non-governmental organisation, Sightsavers Nigeria, today revealed that over 4.25 million Nigerians are blind or visually impaired. The organisation disclosed this during a media partners’ meeting held in Keffi, Nasarawa State, aimed at st...
•Fake drugs Following soaring costs of healthcare and drug shortages in the country, millions of Nigerians are compelled to seek alternative sources of purchasing drugs that are relatively cheaper and affordable. Their desperation to find cure for their ailments at affordable costs has however made many fall victims of scammers on the social m...
•Augustine Akpeji A 26-year-old blind popular Nigerian DJ, Augustine Akpeji, has narrated how he became blind at the age of four months and became a Disc Jockey. Akpeji disclosed this during an interview with our correspondent yesterday on the sideline of a seminar to create awareness on glaucoma with the topic: “Unlocking The Mysteries of [&h...
•Glaucoma The Nigerian Optometrist Association (NOA) has revealed that recent research says that one out of four Igbos especially from Abia State and entire South Eastern Nigerian descent are likely to go blind from glaucoma disease if not detected and treated early. The statement was made recently by the association as NOA relaunched ‘My Sigh...
•NDLEA operatives at work NDLEA has arrested three visually-impaired men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano. A fourth equally disabled member of the gang is still at large. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi stated today in Abuja that the lid was blown off the group following the arrest of […]
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