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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Romzy26: 10:45pm On Jan 31, 2016

Thank God say I don grad comot. I for just dey fail the french

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by tosyne2much(m): 10:45pm On Jan 31, 2016

meforyou1:
Politicians and lies. The minister said that just to please the ambassador. Where will they import the teachers from?

From Cameroun na

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by dunkem21(m): 10:48pm On Jan 31, 2016

Good move ..

Time to dust my french notes and impact some knowledge of je suis, vouz etez to etudiants ..

Quesce na afio

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by dondaddycares(m): 10:48pm On Jan 31, 2016

worry359:

But it's STILL No 18 WITH only a pathetic 1.1%
But I can see that you are a little boy child with low intelligence who does not know any better.
If you love France / French so much why do you not go there?

I'm not supporting the policy...however the statistics you provided referred to native speakers and not general speakers or countries who adopt the language as their official language. Nigerians ain't considered as English native speakers...meanwhile it's our official language. When you add up both native speakers and persons who speak the language generally I'm sure English will top the chat followed prob ably by either Spanish, French or Portuguese (the reason is not far fetched because these people engaged in colonisation and imparted their language on others) and then Chinese, German etc

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by BuddhaPalm(m): 10:49pm On Jan 31, 2016

LightofEarendil:
This is not bad.

There were times in my course of work that I had deeply wished I could speak French.

There were even opportunities for international career advancement and exposure that I missed because there were others who stood better chances because they speak both English and French.

Those who wish to especially a pursue career with international donor organizations and NGOs with presence in different African countries should take note.

If you are serious, you will learn anything you want online.

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Blackkie: 10:49pm On Jan 31, 2016

I weep for Nigeria.
We have not learnt Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa to the basic level for internal interaction and we are talking of making French a major.
I believe the Minister is joking.

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by bezimo(m): 10:49pm On Jan 31, 2016

Tres bien

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Nobody: 10:50pm On Jan 31, 2016

Nigerians sef never learn English finish

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by magicminister: 10:51pm On Jan 31, 2016

worry359:

****
French is well down the list and only spoken in backwater countries! (Like France!)
If a Nigerian politician is saying this it is only because of the "gifts" that he has been given!

French and English is spoke in most places in the world.
Personally, i have never had the need to use mandarin.
In my numerous travels and international business meetings, i find myself using more English and French. Sometimes spanish or dutch.
Even our chinese friends, use English or French.
Learning French will help our children immensely!

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Daraph(m): 10:51pm On Jan 31, 2016

I aime parler français aussi ...

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Vivalavida99(f): 10:53pm On Jan 31, 2016

Ah oui je suis d'accord avec cette idée, le Nigeria est entouré du pays francophone donc il est nécessaire que les population parle français comme deuxième langue.

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Solozzo(m): 10:53pm On Jan 31, 2016

godoluwa:
Chinese? YES. Arabic? GOD FORBID !!! alekomseylapal !!!

Arabic is a beautiful language. The Arabs gave us the numerals(1,2, 3......... Etc ) as well as the concept of zero as a number. They named many stars in the heavens. And the invention of hospitals too!!

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by ascendo(m): 10:55pm On Jan 31, 2016

Bon nuit! Je t'amie...

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by godoluwa(m): 10:56pm On Jan 31, 2016

Solozzo:

Arabic is a beautiful language. The Arabs gave us the numerals(1,2, 3......... Etc ) as well as the concept of zero as a number. They named many stars in the heavens. And the invention of hospitals too!!

Jihad Nko?

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by aolumaxi(m): 10:57pm On Jan 31, 2016

thank God say I don pass the course for ND.... 40 and 45 lo sure ju... who get tym for j'appele rubbish

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by CriticMaestro: 10:57pm On Jan 31, 2016

Yeye dey smell...Nigeria say no to neo-colonialism

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Nobody: 10:57pm On Jan 31, 2016

It's a good thing to have a foreign language but why French?.

I think Chinese or German maybe more beneficial to the future generation,in terms of working and doing business in the 21st century.

I won't waste my time learning French,but if one has French it's still better than not having any other global language though.

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by chrish2i: 10:58pm On Jan 31, 2016

good. this is what urhobo called Eseradah... when will fed govt make pidgin compulsory in our school or is it not our major language. develop ur own first jare.
Area

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Eluwilussit(m): 10:59pm On Jan 31, 2016

ekpotek:
I support this move. I think Nigerian should be bilingual in the face of French neigbours. It will help in economic integration of the region. Added to French, Chinese and Arabic should also be taught in Public schools. Thses are the languages of the future.

And Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and other Nigerian languages belong to the past, abi? Inferiority complex is a problem.

Most Nigerians can't even speak good English. Our native languages are almost going extinct, but we now have to force Nigerians to learn French. Do they teach any of our Nigerian languages in France?

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Ugosample(m): 10:59pm On Jan 31, 2016

Solozzo:

Arabic is a beautiful language. The Arabs gave us the numerals(1,2, 3......... Etc ) as well as the concept of zero as a number. They named many stars in the heavens. And the invention of hospitals too!!

Very true.

Let's just make it compulsory to learn an international language PLUS one local language for the children.

In my opinion, that's a better policy.

As for those arguing about French prominence or no prominence, the truth is that though French is widely spoken in Africa, Belgium and Quebec, there are at least 4 other languages that are more prominent such as
English
Spanish
Mandarin
Arabic

That's the truth

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by justmenoni: 11:01pm On Jan 31, 2016

Anwukah said: “French language is a matter of necessity. We have to because we have Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Benin Republic, Togo Guinea, and Ivory Coast surrounding us and so there is need for us to get more Nigerians to become proficient in French language.

Why can't our so called brother's also make English compulsory in there school's from pregnancy through creche till they hv passed through uni,this wasy they will be able to interact with us or better still let those close to the north learn hausa,those to the west yoruba language etc

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by ttmacoy: 11:01pm On Jan 31, 2016

Really? French more important than mandarin? how many top countries speck French aside France? Spanish is spoken by Latin american countries as well as a major language in the US.

The number of speakers is an indication of the importance of the language.

asEdeyHOT:

****

You call another person stup.id without providing any cogent alternative to the argument

The data you provided is based on the population of speakers across the globe

In terms of importance and language to conduct business and political transactions, French is only second to the English language

It is a good development until you can provide a suitable argument against it

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by ttmacoy: 11:02pm On Jan 31, 2016

asEdeyHOT:

****

You call another person stup.id without providing any cogent alternative to the argument

The data you provided is based on the population of speakers across the globe

In terms of importance and language to conduct business and political transactions, French is only second to the English language

It is a good development until you can provide a suitable argument against it

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by TONYE001(m): 11:03pm On Jan 31, 2016

C'est jollie. .hahaha..

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Nobody: 11:03pm On Jan 31, 2016

Oil exports are dwindling. Nigeria has the potential to produce a lot of goods for the west african sub-region and boost our exports to neighbouring countries, when this happens french would become a necessity for us... it is a step in the right direction.

Currently we do a lot of business with these Francophone countries, but a lot of it is backdoor businesses that are not recorded officially.

worry359:

****
French is well down the list and only spoken in backwater countries! (Like France!)
If a Nigerian politician is saying this it is only because of the "gifts" that he has been given!

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by butanep(m): 11:04pm On Jan 31, 2016

VickyRotex:
That's a good development if you ask me.

What kind of good development? It's a backward development. Must we be forced to always borrow from the white or learn their language?

FG didn't make history or our local languages compulsory but making foreign language compulsory. How many of the foreign countries teach yoruba or igbo or hausa? I guess none. He haven't finish with the English language we have, you are telling us to go for french. How many countries even speak french?

Our leaders are really clueless. Nigeria will continue to be a dumping ground to the white. Then latter they will make Chinese compulsory...

Leaders that don't think before taking actions.

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Eluwilussit(m): 11:04pm On Jan 31, 2016

euromilion:
It's a good thing to have a foreign language but why French?.

I think Chinese or German maybe more beneficial to the future generation,in terms of working and doing business in the 21st century.

I won't waste my time learning French,but if one has French it's still better than not having any other global language though.

How do languages become global? When will any Nigerian language become global? Strong economy will uplift our languages and cultures. People who come to do business with us will be forced to learn a little about us.

We are fuccked. grin

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Ugosample(m): 11:05pm On Jan 31, 2016

Eluwilussit:

And Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and other Nigerian languages belong to the past, abi? Inferiority complex is a problem.

Most Nigerians can't even speak good English. Our native languages are almost going extinct, but we now have to force Nigerians to learn French. Do they teach any of our Nigerian languages in France?

Though I agree with your point, but please don't be sentimental about this....

They don't have to teach any of our local languages in Frande for us to learn theirs (though it's not compulsory we learn theirs either.)

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by cardakan: 11:06pm On Jan 31, 2016

Long overdue

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Damfostopper(m): 11:07pm On Jan 31, 2016

Every language was a hit back to back.... From English to pidgin.... Yet e never do us..... francais take ti over..... Leave French to France

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Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by Solozzo(m): 11:07pm On Jan 31, 2016

godoluwa:
Jihad Nko?

In the ottoman empire days, people of conquered territories preferred Muslim Arab rulership to the draconian roman tyranny. Prophet muhamed had signed a treaty of peace with Christians all the world.

Jihad is a distant offshoot of western oppression, racism and apartheid against Arabs in Palestine by Jews under the support of USA and Europe.

Re: FG Declares French Compulsory For All Students by dinggle: 11:08pm On Jan 31, 2016

This is dumb, is the govt paying school fees for the students?
Why not Japanese? I would prefer Japanese if we wanna master their technology....Nigeria is not a serious country. we have leaders who do not think and consult before saying anything.
Even if they should speak foreign language, it should be optional and one from the list: French, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Arabic, Russian, German, Italian.

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