Deaf News

FIFA has announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup will become the first edition of the tournament to provide sign language interpretation broadcasts for every match, in a major step…

The Founder of the Ingawa Fellowship Forum (IFF) and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Strategy to the Governor of Katsina State, Mustapha Samaila Ingawa, has taken steps to address…

The Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) has convened a multi-stakeholder engagement to validate a position paper aimed at strengthening disability inclusion and advancing the recognition of Nigerian Sign…

Deaf athletes and stakeholders in Nigeria have expressed outrage over the exclusion of Deaf sports from the list of compulsory events for the 2026 National Sports Festival, warning that the…

Students from the Special Education Centre, Bauchi, have emerged as the overall winners at the Bauchi State 2026 Girls in ICT Demo Day, a competition that celebrated innovation, resilience, and…

The Bauchi State Association of the Deaf (BSAD) has successfully conducted its 2026 leadership election in a peaceful and orderly atmosphere at Government Girls’ Day Secondary School (GGDSS), Sabon Gari,…

The Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) has recorded notable progress in promoting the rights, inclusion, and empowerment of deaf persons across Nigeria during the first quarter of 2026.…

A non-governmental organisation, the Kehinde Oshilaja Foundation for Persons Living with Disabilities, has called on governments at all levels to integrate sign language into the curriculum of primary and secondary…

Members of the Bauchi State Association of the Deaf are set to elect new leaders as the association prepares to conduct its 2026 executive election on March 28. The electoral…

The Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs (LASODA) and Nigerbell Hearing Centres Ltd have conducted free hearing tests for selected school children with disabilities to mark the World Hearing Day…

The APC Taraba Deaf Supporters Group has appealed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State to ensure the inclusion of persons with hearing impairment in…

The Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) has organized a two-day strategic governance and capacity-building training for its Board of Trustees (BOTs), National Executives, and Secretariat staff, aimed at…

Stakeholders in the disability sector have called for the mandatory inclusion of professional sign language interpreters in government programmes and public institutions as a critical step toward inclusive governance in…

The APC Deaf Supporters Group, Taraba State Chapter, has congratulated Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi (C2C) on his appointment as the State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Taraba State.…

Alimosho, Lagos — The Chairman of the Alimosho Association of the Deaf (AAD), Mr. Olumide Seidu, has called for stronger inclusion of Deaf persons in governance, urging the Alimosho Local…