By Hassan Muaz The Kaduna State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Ffad Goshen Academy, Gumei, along Zonkwa road, Kachia, in the Kachia Local Government Area of the state…
The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) has completed the translation of additional 77 Chronological Bible Stories (CBS) in Nigerian sign language for the deaf. This is contained in a statement…
The Association of Deaf in Imo State on Wednesday protested the demolition of its secretariat situated on Wetheral Road, Owerri, by officials of the Environmental Transformation Commission (ENTRACO). The special…
Bukola Simeon Afolabi (BSA) speech and hearing centre hosted the publication team of the Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) as the association steps up efforts toward releasing the…
Twenty-four year old Comfort Asuamah, a deaf student of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) has emerged among 10 other contestants without disabilities to rank 1st runner-up in the institution’s MISS…
The old students of Wesley School for the Deaf are set to hold their maiden reunion party. According to the organisers, the long-week programme which holds in Surulere, Lagos, kicks-off…
By Chidimma Ajemba Awka, June 30 2022. The Deaf Women Aloud Initiative(DWAI) a Non-Governmental Organisation advocating and amplifying the voice of Deaf Women and Girls in Nigeria has officially unveiled…
A group, Deaf Women Aloud Initiative (DWAI), has called on the Federal and State governments to employ sign language interpreters in all public/private hospitals across the country. They say the…
By Chidimma Ajemba Awka, 1 July 2022. (ASDRC) The chairman and CEO of the Anambra State Disability Rights Commission, Bar Chukwuka Ezewuzie has called on educational policymakers in the state…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has presented a brand new SUVs to outstanding teachers and school administrators – among them, a deaf teacher, at the Y2021 Teachers Merit Awards…
The Youth Section of the Nigeria National Association of the Deaf has visited the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Ismaila Abubakar, to seek intervention and support ahead…
Deaf News
Deaf Association Urges Oyo Govt To Provide Job Opportunities, Empowerment Programmes For Members
By Agency Report A group advocating for the rights of people with Disabilities (PWD); Association for the Deaf has called on the Oyo State government to provide job opportunities for…
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Friends Of People With Disability, has appealed to the Lagos State Government to include sign language in the school syllabus, for the educational inclusiveness of persons with…
The State Chairman, Lagos State APC Deaf Supporters Group, Onifade Fatai Adisa has congratulated former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu on his victory at the party’s presidential primary election.…
By Sade Oguntola A child psychiatrist, Dr Yetunde Adeniyi, says contrary to parents’ fears, the use of sign language and other assistive devices by children with autism will not prevent…