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Date: Wednesday, 13 August 2025 at 12:53 AM Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure - Education - Nairaland Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Education / Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure (5602 Views) Babs Fafunwa Millennium School, Lagos Teacher Sexually Assaulted Me Inside Lab / Grace High School Lagos Asks WAEC Candidates To Lodge In Hotel, Parents Protest / #11 Million Tuition Per Year : Meet American International School, Lagos (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (Reply) (Go Down) Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by ikorodureporta: 12:02pm On Aug 12 Students Protest 1-Year Closure of FARMCRAFT School for the Blind in Lagos On Monday, blind Lagosians were seen protesting the prolonged shutdown of Nigeria FARMCRAFT Center for the Blind at Airport Road, Ikeja. They were demanding that the school be reopened and requesting President Bola Tinubu’s intervention. In a video posted at 1 pm on X, several blind protesters can be seen holding banners with quotes demanding the reopening of the school. The protesters began chanting, “We no go gree!” “We want the president of Nigeria to meet our welfare. We want them to open our school. The school has been closed since last year, come and open the school. That is the only federal school in Nigeria for the blind,” one of the protesters cried. Another protester said, “They didn’t see any other school to lock, it’s this one.” Some protesters also held a banner for the Inner Eye Foundation/The Blind Community and appealed to the office of the President, Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives to reopen FARMCRAFT Center for the Blind and look into the welfare of People With Disabilities (PWDs). Nigeria Farmcraft Center for the Blind (NFCB) was established in 1957 by humanitarians Sir John and Lady Wilson. The school became a federal institution after Nigeria’s independence. NFCB was shut down for a period of two years between 2017 and 2019. In a report published in 2019, Mohammed Shuaibu Afegbua, the principal of NFCB, told ICIR that NFCB had not admitted or trained any student since 2016. Due to the fact that NFCB is a federal institution and operates on a quota basis, it is not allowed to admit up to 20 students from a single state for one academic year. Only three students are allowed per state. This constraint ignores a lot of blind people who do not have access to special education. At the time, Afegbua mentioned that many states had candidates waiting from six years back. Now, the blind community in Lagos is demanding that NFCB be reopened after another closure. When FIJ contacted the Ministry of Education on Monday via phone call, the responder said they did not have a response at the time. They asked FIJ to send a letter to the ministry via email. https://fij.ng/article/students-protest-1-year-closure-of-farmcraft-school-for-the-blind-in-lagos/ 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by ikorodureporta: 12:05pm On Aug 12 Lagos state government school do something about these people.... The first lady Oluremi Tinubu can also intervene with her billions.. All local government should have a centre/ school for the blind... Many of them come from places as far as my place in Ikorodu.... I 6 Likes 1 Share (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Shobay97(m): 2:14pm On Aug 12 Thew presidency should please look into this. Heard about their protest on Nigeria info yesterday afternoon. 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Cj4charles(m): 2:14pm On Aug 12 This one is very important oooo, the government should not ignore their call please 7 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by englishmart(m): 2:18pm On Aug 12 Even blind people can now see shege. What Tinubu has not done does not exist 19 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by omoredia: 2:21pm On Aug 12 Tinubu people don't mind celebrating him for this also. This Nigeria under Tinubu is officially worse that Sodom and Gomorrah 7 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Gnmt: 2:24pm On Aug 12 This life at times we need to be happy what God has given us don't just say that you don't have money just go to hospital and see what people are passing through you have to be grateful 5 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Treasure17(m): 2:25pm On Aug 12 One thing is certain, that day where we decide and say enough is enough is coming. 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Sultty(m): 2:29pm On Aug 12 Nigeria oh. Even the blind is angry at the government😂😂 (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by bigdammyj: 2:32pm On Aug 12 Noted. Students Protest 1-Year Closure of FARMCRAFT School for the Blind in Lagos (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by just2endowed: 2:36pm On Aug 12 this government is heartless. DID you know that this physical challenge people pay for high exorbitant school fees? 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by NewHe: 2:44pm On Aug 12 Everything na president! That's why every dick and harry wants power because of enormous authority in the office! The FGN should co-opt the school into the Vocational and technical colleges with free tuition! Admission should be based on merit and quota 6% : 4 % with just 250admission slots each year! 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by lexy2014: 3:10pm On Aug 12 ikorodureporta: Lagos state government school do something about these people.... The first lady Oluremi Tinubu can also intervene with her billions.. All local government should have a centre/ school for the blind... Many of them come from places as far as my place in Ikorodu.... I "with her billions"...you are right but where did she get the billions from? I thought she said that she was so poor that Shettimas wife borrowed her N2m? please the focus is no re-electing tinubu. blind people are not important except they can provide tinubu electoral value 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by lexy2014: 3:11pm On Aug 12 NewHe: Everything na president! That's why every dick and harry wants power because of enormous authority in the office! The FGN should co-opt the school into the Vocational and technical colleges with free tuition! Admission should be based on merit and quota 6% : 4 % with just 250admission slots each year! you missed this in the write up NFCB is a federal institution Please do not post adverts in this section, to avoid being banned. (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by autoez: 3:15pm On Aug 12 Tinubu listens and i believe he will attend to them ASAP. (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by lexy2014: 3:15pm On Aug 12 Cj4charles: This one is very important oooo, the government should not ignore their call please of what value are they to those in government that their plea should not be ignored? if institutions and the system are allowed to work, the needs of these people as well as all nigeria will be taken care off without any fuss. but when corruption thrives and the system and institutions are destroyed by people like tinubu so that everything goes thru him, how do you now want them not to beignored? 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by lexy2014: 3:18pm On Aug 12 autoez: Tinubu listens and i believe he will attend to them ASAP. did he listen to nigerians when they protested in 2024 against the economic hardship his policies and incompetence unleashed? (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Pythagoras001: 3:35pm On Aug 12 they would prefer to allocate billions to white elephant project while avoiding education and health (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Bahamas95(m): 3:47pm On Aug 12 Charity begins at home. Mrs Billions should do something. (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Throwback: 3:51pm On Aug 12 They shut down the airport local terminals axis of Ikeja yesterday. Very terrible experience for passengers who had to carry their suitcases out of vehicles and begin trekking to the airport as though they were exiting Gaza after an Israeli bombardment. 10 Likes (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Zeebuy: 4:07pm On Aug 12 autoez: Tinubu listens and i believe he will attend to them ASAP. there has NEVER been a time tinubu listened to the cries of the masses. If you're not one of his cronies, you're of no use to him (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by NoToPile: 4:38pm On Aug 12 Seems the main issue is the quota palava. Only 3 per state? Some states will definitely have more applicants and applicant from far away states may not be able to travel to Lagos. (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Mrchippychappy(m): 4:38pm On Aug 12 Just one of those payments given to the Falcons for winning a continental cup for the 10th time (yes, the tenth time) would have kept this place open (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by kingthreat(m): 5:12pm On Aug 12 Every society has centers for the less privileged and handicapped. But in greedy Nigeria, they are abandoned. (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by iamL(f): 5:56pm On Aug 12 just2endowed: this government is heartless. DID you know that this physical challenge people pay for high exorbitant school fees? I thought those schools are almost free? Fourth four and four characters metcheeeeeeeew. (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by autoez: 6:05pm On Aug 12 lexy2014: did he listen to nigerians when they protested in 2024 against the economic hardship his policies and incompetence unleashed? Only lazy people are complaining hardship. Nigeria's economy is on the right path (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by Faposky95: 6:23pm On Aug 12 ikorodureporta: Lagos state government school do something about these people.... The first lady Oluremi Tinubu can also intervene with her billions.. All local government should have a centre/ school for the blind... Many of them come from places as far as my place in Ikorodu.... I This is where we are to act..... Come on line and call all the new house warmers and marriage ambassadors and travelling uncles spraying dollars to come here and do justice . Not forgetting GOs who can raise Billions...... We can do it (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by lexy2014: 8:16pm On Aug 12 autoez: Only lazy people are complaining hardship. Nigeria's economy is on the right path I did not ask you about that but since you mentioned it, no problem. please how is the economy on the "right path"? what is this "right path"? at what time was the economy on the wrong path and who was responsible for the economy being on the wrong path? what are those things that characterised the economy being on the wrong path? this is what Tinubu said on the 1st of May, 2025. are you saying that tinubu is lazy? May 1, 2025 May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.” On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe. Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/may-day-hunger-unemployment-insecurity-real-tinubu/ meanwhile, autoez: Tinubu listens and i believe he will attend to them ASAP. did he listen to nigerians when they protested in 2024 against the economic hardship his policies and incompetence unleashed? (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by just2endowed: 8:36pm On Aug 12 iamL: I thought those schools are almost free? Fourth four and four characters metcheeeeeeeew. It's not free oh but deadly expensive. Parrdnt pays close to 120k. Chai (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by autoez: 9:12pm On Aug 12 lexy2014: I did not ask you about that but since you mentioned it, no problem. please how is the economy on the "right path"? what is this "right path"? at what time was the economy on the wrong path and who was responsible for the economy being on the wrong path? what are those things that characterised the economy being on the wrong path? this is what Tinubu said on the 1st of May, 2025. are you saying that tinubu is lazy? meanwhile, did he listen to nigerians when they protested in 2024 against the economic hardship his policies and incompetence unleashed? When I mentioned that Nigeria's economy is on the right path, I was reflecting on recent developments and reforms that seem to be steering things in a positive direction, based on what’s been shared publicly. Let me break it down for you. The "right path" I refer to suggests an economy that’s showing signs of stabilization and growth, with efforts to address long-standing issues. For instance, recent data and statements from President Tinubu’s administration, including his May 1, 2025, speech and his May 29, 2025, second-anniversary address, highlight progress like a narrowing fiscal deficit (from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 3.0% in 2024), increased revenue (over N6 trillion in Q1 2025), and a rise in external reserves from $4 billion in 2023 to over $23 billion by the end of 2024. These steps, including the removal of fuel subsidies and tax reforms, are presented as moves to build a more sustainable economic foundation, despite the initial hardships. As for when the economy was on the "wrong path," it’s hard to pin an exact date, but many point to years of reliance on unsustainable policies like decades-long fuel subsidies and a corruption-ridden multiple exchange rate system which drained resources and hindered growth. This isn’t about blaming one person or administration alone; it’s a cumulative challenge from various leaders and systemic issues over time, including periods before Tinubu’s tenure. The "wrong path" was characterized by high debt service ratios (nearly 100% of revenue in 2022), inflation, and an economy vulnerable to global shocks, as Tinubu himself noted in his speeches, describing the pre-reform state as a "chokehold" on Nigeria’s future. Regarding your question about Tinubu being lazy, no, that’s not what I meant at all! My original comment about "lazy people complaining" was a general observation, not aimed at him or anyone specific. It was more about encouraging resilience amid tough times, not a judgment on the President. Tinubu’s speeches, like the one on May 1, 2025, acknowledge the difficulties (rising living costs, unemployment, insecurity) but frame his reforms as necessary to avoid a worse collapse, runaway inflation, debt default, and fuel shortages. He’s actively pushing policies, which shows effort, not laziness. I’m not an economist, and this is based on the administration’s own reports and public sentiment. The "right path" is still a work in progress, and not everyone feels the benefits yet, that’s fair to point out. I’d love to hear your thoughts or concerns too, as this is a complex topic, and we can all learn from each other. (Share⤴) Re: Visually Impaired Students Of Farmcraft School Lagos Protest Over Closure by lexy2014: 9:19pm On Aug 12 autoez: When I mentioned that Nigeria's economy is on the right path, I was reflecting on recent developments and reforms that seem to be steering things in a positive direction, based on what’s been shared publicly. Let me break it down for you. The "right path" I refer to suggests an economy that’s showing signs of stabilization and growth, with efforts to address long-standing issues. For instance, recent data and statements from President Tinubu’s administration, including his May 1, 2025, speech and his May 29, 2025, second-anniversary address, highlight progress like a narrowing fiscal deficit (from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 3.0% in 2024), increased revenue (over N6 trillion in Q1 2025), and a rise in external reserves from $4 billion in 2023 to over $23 billion by the end of 2024. These steps, including the removal of fuel subsidies and tax reforms, are presented as moves to build a more sustainable economic foundation, despite the initial hardships. As for when the economy was on the "wrong path," it’s hard to pin an exact date, but many point to years of reliance on unsustainable policies like decades-long fuel subsidies and a corruption-ridden multiple exchange rate system which drained resources and hindered growth. This isn’t about blaming one person or administration alone; it’s a cumulative challenge from various leaders and systemic issues over time, including periods before Tinubu’s tenure. The "wrong path" was characterized by high debt service ratios (nearly 100% of revenue in 2022), inflation, and an economy vulnerable to global shocks, as Tinubu himself noted in his speeches, describing the pre-reform state as a "chokehold" on Nigeria’s future. Regarding your question about Tinubu being lazy, no, that’s not what I meant at all! My original comment about "lazy people complaining" was a general observation, not aimed at him or anyone specific. It was more about encouraging resilience amid tough times, not a judgment on the President. Tinubu’s speeches, like the one on May 1, 2025, acknowledge the difficulties (rising living costs, unemployment, insecurity) but frame his reforms as necessary to avoid a worse collapse, runaway inflation, debt default, and fuel shortages. He’s actively pushing policies, which shows effort, not laziness. I’m not an economist, and this is based on the administration’s own reports and public sentiment. The "right path" is still a work in progress, and not everyone feels the benefits yet, that’s fair to point out. I’d love to hear your thoughts or concerns too, as this is a complex topic, and we can all learn from each other. if you say "Tinubu’s speeches, like the one on May 1, 2025, acknowledge the difficulties (rising living costs, unemployment, insecurity)", I ask again did he listen to nigerians when they protested in 2024 against the economic hardship his policies and incompetence unleashed? simple yes or no (Share⤴)