The Dr. Musa Babayo PhD foundation has distributed N5,000 Ramadan relief fund to the deaf cluster in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi state. About 147 deaf group across Katagum…
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Release Palliative Materials and Establish an Agency for PWDs – Disabled Activist Appeals to Governor Inuwa Yahaya.
By Yahaya Yusuf. Your Excellency Sir, in my previous article titled “Governor Inuwa is the most disabled-friendly Governor”, I commended you for the love and care you had showed us…
By Oluwole Sunday Deaf people in Nigeria have lamented that their Facebook accounts are being hacked by some unknown hackers. Some lost their hard-earned money to scammers who promised them…
Disability, they say, is the inability to see ability but a hero, according to Christopher Reeves, is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite…
The Deaf Community in Edo State are currently smiling from cheek to cheek as the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has doled out relief funds to it’s members to cushion the…
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Tuesday said the government was yet to provide palliative intervention to residents as the state was not yet in ‘total lockdown’. Badaru, who spoke…
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Deaf Nigerian Profile 020: Learning Sign Language Has Improved My Education Career
Isyaku Hassan Yargoje was born on Saturday, 10th April, 1985. He hails from Danmaidaki dynasty in Kankara local government Area, Katsina state. He was the pioneer Acting Chairman, Deaf Teacher…
The Abia State Government has mulled plans to construct a secondary school for the deaf in the State. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Dr. Kennedy Nwangwa disclosed this during his…
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Deaf Community, Sign Language Interpreters lament exclusion, blame Minister of Information and Special Assistant on Disability Matters for marginalization
President Mohammadu Buhari was lambasted for delivering a speech in a televised broadcast on Monday around 7pm to Nigerians on the COVID-19 without employing the services of sign language interpreters…
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COVID-19: Gov. Obiano Deploys The Services Of Sign Language Interpreters To Make The Messages Accessible For The Deaf
Governor Willie Obiano has deployed the services of professional sign language interpreters to make the Covid-19 messages accessible and clearer to the Deaf community in Anambra state. The Special Adviser…
The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities (ALDIN) have expressed reservations that most of the safety briefings on television do not factor in the peculiarities of persons with disabilities, particularly the…
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#StaySafe: Nigeria National Association of the Deaf President, Alhaji Dagbo, Enlightens the Nigeria Deaf Community in a Sign Language Video on basic safety measures regarding the Corona Virus
Nigeria National Association of the Deaf, Alhaji Dagbo President Enlightens the Nigeria Deaf Community on basic safety measures regarding the Corona Virus Pandemic. Watch the Video Below:
Deaf people in Nigeria like their hearing counterparts like to sing and to imitate music they learn elsewhere. Some of these people have already acquired speech and language and are…
The Gombe State Association of the Deaf (GOMSAD) which is an umbrella body of the entire deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Gombe State has been nominated for “Award of Excellence”…
Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) has held a stakeholders’ consultative meeting to improve access to justice for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The Executive Director of DRAC, Dr. Irene Ojiugo Patrick-Ogbogu…