What it means to live with blindness in Lagos

Nigeria is home to around 1.3 million blind people.

Streaming superstar, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, with students from Bethesda School, a leading education institution for people living with blindness in Lagos. Credit: Bethesda School

In August 2025, hundreds of people living with disabilities blocked the roads leading to the Murtala Muhammed airport in protest.

The demonstration was led by …