The Nigerian Army has ordered its personnel to learn Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba languages. In a statement by Army spokesperson, Brigadier-General Sani Usman on Wednesday, the army it was part of its new language policy. He said the army personnel are expected to have attained basic level standard of proficiency for the languages on or before... Read More

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June 21, 2017

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Should the ministry of education bring back the L2 option?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It was not enjoyed by all, but there was the time when the opportunity to learn a second language in secondary school was a special point of note in the Nigeria education curriculum. There are officially about 521 languages spoken in Nigeria. However, the curriculum for languages can only accommodate a... Read More

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November 30, 2016

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: How I was banned from speaking Igbo

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani In our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani recalls how she was banned from speaking her mother tongue. My parents forbade my local language, Igbo, from being spoken in our home when I was a child. Unlike the majority of their contemporaries in our hometown... Read More

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June 23, 2016

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Opinion: The slow death of Nigeria’s endangered languages

Many linguists predict that at least half of the world’s 6,000 or so languages will be dead or dying by the year 2050. Languages are becoming extinct at twice the rate of endangered mammals and four times the rate of endangered birds. If this trend continues, the world of the future could be dominated by... Read More

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March 26, 2014

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11 facts about twins that make them even cooler (than you already thought)

by Renee Jacques It’s possible that twins can have different dads. The number of twins in the U.S. is multiplying. According to a 2012 report by the National Center for Health Statistics, their birthrate rose 76 percent from 1980 to 2009. This could be due to the fact that more women over the age of 30... Read More

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January 6, 2014

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Perry Brimah: 100 interesting facts you should know about Nigeria

by Dr. Perry Brimah Not really a northern caucus, but it was late M. K. O. Abiola that orchestrated and sponsored the Buhari /Idiagbon coup and then again the Babangida coup overthrow of Buhari. –Shagari memoir, “Beckoned to Serve;” Babangida, “Karl Maier – Midnight in Nigeria.” (Max Siollun) 1. Nigeria, with a 2013 estimated population... Read More

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