1. FRENCH

According to statistics, more than 550 million
People speak French in over 50 countries making it the most widely spoken language after English.
Countries such as Canada, France Belgium and guyana which have great job & business opportunities speak French majorly.

2. CHINESE

With a lot of Chinese scrambling for Africa 's resources as a source of wealth. The Chinese language is swiftly growing in importance as sound knowledge in Chinese could earn you a good top job in Chinese organisations through out the continent. Chinese is also the most spoken language in the world with about 1.5billion speakers

3. SPANISH

Spanish is well spoken in the united states, spain and the americas. With over 600 million speakers. With countries such as mexico, argentina and spain which have great economic opportunities. Spanish is a sure bet to learn.

4. German

German is spoken majorly in Germany(Europe's biggest economy) and some parts of Belgium. Although having few speakers. Knowledge of the German language can serve as a good asset to you. As Germans are willing to give good jobs to foreigners who understand Their language. For example an average resident doctor will earn about N160,000 monthly in Nigeria and will earn $13,000(2.5million) in USA but a nigerian doctor who speaks german very well will earn @ least. € 23,000 (5 million naira) in Germany

5. ARABIC

Arabic is known as a religious language(islam) but apart from it's religious aspect. It is widely spoken in Africa and the Middle east which are known for their great oil wealth. Learning Arabic can really get you far religiously and economically by getting you great jobs

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French tops it all, as much as I need that language, it's as much difficult for me to be fluent in the course of speaking it.

In Quebec at Canada one needs to have an appreciable level of french language for a good paying job.

Even here in Africa where most of our neighbouring countries speak French as lingua franca, the importance of the language can't be overemphasised.

It's very much needed indeed.