Is English Our Native Language In Nigeria

 Can somebody help me out with this. I often get confused about regarding english language as either our native language in Nigeria or an official language. This very position is very difficult to determine even in the international relations.

I know there are great minds in the house so I want your contributions.

OK,English is not our native language in Nigeria but an official language.And I do not think there is any country in Africa that has English as it's native language.
The native languages we have in Nigeria include:Yoruba,Ibo,Hausa,Ijaws,Urhobo etc.
There's another language in Nigeria called Gousa,it is an official language authored by Mr. Alex Igbineweka,a native of Edo.This language has gained global acceptance as exemplified by it's recognition at THE American Heritage University in San Bernadine Southern California USA, which included the Guosa Language Certificate programme in its academic syllabus
Gousa language is made of chunks of several Nigeria languages.
Don't you guys think Pigeon English should gain similar acceptance?
Edeh Onoriode

English is the official language thanks to the brutal colonialism.

i totally vote for am oh

muyete

dear if u are asking a question like that then maybe u should go and ask ur parents what tribe u are from, the last time i checked there wasnt an english tribe in naija.

English is not our native language which is why i dey vex for people wey dey try diss others for grammatical errors, such colonial snobbery *puke*
But i am glad we speak it sha! atleast we can communicate with 80%of this mad world

Its been more than a year since I posted the question whether english Language is our native langusge in Nigeria or an official language.

I thank you all

I have received various responses. Some are mild and some are very harsh. I make reference to in particular to MP007 and FINEMOCHA. Your manner of regarding your fellow folks is rather very inimcal to a modern day intellectual display.

Who is an idiot?
Is it he who does not know and whishes that he be told so that he can know or he who still regard he who now knows since a year ago as if he does not know.

My friend, MP007, what you have simply done is just a cheer didplay of of idiotism. I displayded an ignorance of a subject more than a year ago. I need not tell you that my knowledge is now updated on this particular topic. When next you response to a similar thread like this allow yourself the priviledge of displaying your intellectual and analytical consideration before given your response. And next time try and regard your fellow nairalanders with some sense of respect and civility.

no na yoruba language be our ovisial lanaguage

The  guy is right, English is our native language. The most populous tribe in Nigeria is Oyibo (90% of the population) so other minority migrant tribes like Igbo and Yoruba had no choice but to blend in and flow with English, the language  of the Oyibo tribe.

Na real wa for WAEC o. . .   

Very funny. Am still laughing

English may not be our native language, but certainly, it has become part of our culture, having been with us in our everyday lives for at least a 100 years.

You are right.

I wonder why over 90% of parents would want there children to learn English language first before other languages. We are not doing justice to ourselves by not regarding english language as our native language.

We were colonized by the english and since then our orientation is bent toward learning and speaking english language.

Have we forgotten that we are categorised as an anglophone country 9 English Speaking country. What else do you want to be convince that english language should be adopted as our native language.

Good talk blackcat!