By Umar Saleh, Bauchi The Bauchi State Association of the Deaf (BSAD) has called on the Bauchi State Commissioner of Education Dr. Jamila Muhammad Dahiru to build more school for…
The second Deaf-E³ Interpreter Working Group (IWG) Symposium was held in Abuja from November 5 to 9, 2023. The symposium offered the IWG an opportunity to come together to continue…
By Umar Saleh, Bauchi The Katagum Association of the Deaf (KAD) has paid advocacy visit to Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Azare, Katagum local government area,…
Abuja Association of the Deaf (AAD), in it’s one-day event organised to commemorate the International Week of the Deaf and Sign Language (IWDSL), called for recognition and adoption of Nigerian…
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Social Inclusion: Gov Oyebanji offers Sign Language training for Civil Servants, Political Appointees
In his efforts to encourage social inclusion that will guarantee more interpersonal relationship among the civil servants and other officers with deafness and hard of hearing, the Ekiti state Governor,…
The Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (Youth Section) has trained some Deaf youth in the FCT on civic engagement. The one-day workshop held in Ekiti State House hotel on…
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Opeoluwa Sotonwa Foundation Awards Scholarships to 20 Deaf Students in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria
Kadir Abdulfatai, Kwara The Opeoluwa Sotonwa Foundation, in collaboration with the Disability Law and Advocacy Project (DLAP), Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin and the National Association of Nigerian Deaf…
By Umar Saleh, Bauchi The Bauchi State Association of the Deaf (BSAD) has on behalf of the entire good Deaf people of Bauchi state, praised the Zonal Coordinator, Northeast Deaf…
The Deaf African Football Confederation – DAFC has announced the approved appointment of Mr Adjagbe Ibrahim from Gabon as one-year interim President of the DAFC in support of the Deaf…
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Society should Embrace Deaf Culture and Recognize Sign Language as Medium of Communication
The public has been told that prejudice attitudes toward deaf persons by the society which has been a phenomenon over the years has resulted into members of deaf population now…
By Adewale Adeyanju, Lagos The Lagos State Deaf Women Association (LSDWA) has organized an empowerment and skills training in production of light snacks (small chops) for its members as it…
The Executive Chairman of Ojokoro Local Government Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Hameed Idowu Tijani was at Hope Fountain Schools For The Deaf, Ijaiye Ojokoro, along with his wife and some…
By Adamu Abuh In a bid to ensure inclusiveness of persons with disabilities (PWDs), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abass has endorsed the usage of sign…
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Sports Minister welcomes Deaf Eagles, assures of making Deaf sports mandatory at NSF
The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, today welcomed back Nigeria’s Men’s Deaf football team, also called the “Deaf Eagles”, in Abuja, after their participation at the…
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ASLIN Advocates Recognition of Sign Language As Official Language For Deaf Nigerians
By Ogunbayo Oluwaseyi, Abuja The Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Nigeria (ASLIN) is not resting on its oars at achieving professionalism through capacity building to keep its members abreast…