Tag: Language
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Niger govt reacts to violent language in video of school debate
Niger State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education has condemned the use of vulgar and violent language in a school debate by a pupil from a school in the State. This was contained in a statement by Malam Jibrin Kodo, Information Officer
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Nigeria engaging Microsoft to preserve local languages – Presidency
The presidency says Nigeria is engaging with tech giant, Microsoft Corporation, in order to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to preserve local languages. Mr Ife Adebayo, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Innovations, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said that democratising access to digital tools and digital skills was a…
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Why you should expose your children to multiple languages
A Professor of French Language and Linguistics, Oluremi Sonaiya, has called on parents to encourage children to learn two or more languages to build their intellects. Sonaiya, a former Lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. She spoke to NAN following…
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Gov. Okowa unveils Urhobo Language Curriculum
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state at the weekend unveiled the Urhobo Language Curriculum for basic and secondary schools in the state. Governor Okowa unveiled the curriculum at the 86th Urhobo Progress Union’s annual convention in Uvwiamuge-Agbarho. TheNewsGuru reports the Urhobo Language Curriculum is for use by Primary Schools 1-6 and Junior Secondary Schools 1-3.…
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Make Hausa the official language in Nigeria, Balarabe begs FG
The population of Hausa speakers in Nigeria has reached about 120 million, a colloquium has said. This was contained in a communiqué issued on Thursday at the end of a one-day colloquium organised by the Department of African Languages and Cultures, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria Kaduna State. The communiqué, which was signed by Dr.…