The Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh, has urged the Nigerian Deaf Football national team (the Deaf Eagles) to win the 12th edition of the West African Deaf Football…
The Deaf Eagles, Nigeria’s national deaf football team, have begun their full training camp in Lagos as they prepare to host the 2024 West African Deaf Sports Union (WADSU) Games.…
Chief Ayuba Gufwan, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, has expressed his support for Haruna Mohammed Tsafe, who was recently elected as the new President of…
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Group Urges Government to Support Integration of Sign Language Across Sectors
At the 2024 international awareness month and sign language day the Executive Director of API – Ability plus initiative-, Mrs. Janet Fasakin, called for widespread support from government bodies, organizations,…
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Ogun Celebrates International Sign Language Day, Advocates for Disability Rights and Inclusivity
In celebration of International Sign Language Day, the global call for inclusivity and equal rights for persons with disabilities echoed through Abeokuta, Ogun State. The event, organized by the Association…
The Abuja Association of the Deaf (AAD) has urged the Nigerian government, FCT Ministers, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and the media to ensure equal opportunities and improved accessibility for persons…
The National Leader of the APC PWD, Hon. Tolu Bankole, has generously donated ₦250,000 to support the 34th Annual General Meeting and General Elections of the Nigeria National Association of…
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Abia state disability commission tasks deaf community on creativity, innovation
The Abia State Commission for the Welfare of Disabled Persons has tasked the various groups and clusters in the deaf community on creativity and innovations to enhance their inclusion and…
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OSF Celebrates Second Year of Empowering Deaf Scholars in Nigeria; Awards Twenty-Five Scholarships and Two Fellowships
September 15, 2024 — The Opeoluwa Sotonwa Foundation (OSF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing the leadership potential of Nigeria’s Deaf community has announced the recipients of its scholarship program…
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Deaf Group Seeks Area Council Support for 5% Employment Quota Implementation
The Abuja Association of the Deaf has called for the support of the Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to implement a 5% employment quota for Persons with…
Written by Oluwasola Oladeji Today’s spotlight is on Nelson Chukwuemeka Umezurike, popularly known as Nelson Jovial, who aspires to become the Deaf number two citizen by contesting as the National…
By Umar Saleh, Bauchi The Executive members of Bauchi State Association of the Deaf (BSAD) on behalf of entire members of BSAD extended their deepest condolences to the Ningi Association…
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NNAD Election 2024: How Chidi is Able to Silence Critics through Good Leadership – UPP-T Chairman
The National Chairman of Unity Peace and Progressive Team (UPP-T) Hon. Yusuf Mohammed Lawan has said the incumbent president of Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) Hon. Dr. Chidi…
Dr. Opeoluwa Sotonwa, LL.M., LP.D., Commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH), has been selected as a Council of State Government’s Henry Toll Fellow,…
All eyes are glued to what the next executive committee of Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) under Dr. Chidi Topaz Olujie administration would achieve as it plans to…