The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)-Seplat Energy Joint Venture has launched a free eye-care programme targeting more than 6,000 people across communities in Akwa Ibom State.
The week-long “Eye Can See” initiative is being held across Uyo, Eket and Ibeno, offering free eye screening, treatment, corrective reading glasses and sight-restoring surgeries for eligible beneficiaries. Medical teams are also screening for glaucoma, hypertension and diabetes, conditions that can contribute to serious vision problems.
The programme marks the first edition of the initiative in Akwa Ibom and follows Seplat Energy’s commitment to extend its community health interventions after acquiring the assets of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited.
Seplat Energy said the initiative began in 2012 and has since screened more than 130,000 people, distributed over 67,000 pairs of glasses and carried out more than 5,300 sight-restoring surgeries. In 2025 alone, the programme reached 13,726 beneficiaries and completed 471 surgeries.
The intervention is part of the joint venture’s broader social investment programme in host communities, covering healthcare, education, livelihoods and local capacity development.
By taking eye services closer to communities, the initiative is expected to help reduce barriers to treatment while supporting people whose education, work and daily activities have been affected by poor vision.
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