BREAKING: Lagos varsity makes Yoruba Language a compulsory course for all students, names it GNS104

The Lagos State University (LASU) in an obvious move to preserve Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage, has announced the inclusion of Yoruba Language as a compulsory course for all its students.

The new course added to the school’s curriculum from the 2023/2024 academic session is titled GNS 104 (Yoruba Language Studies).

LASU’s decision to introduce this course aligns with the broader national effort to preserve Nigeria’s diverse linguistic and cultural heritage.


The course, Yoruba Language Studies, is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the Yoruba language, one of Nigeria’s prominent indigenous languages.

It aims to equip students with language skills, cultural knowledge, and historical context, fostering a deeper appreciation for the Yoruba culture.

Speaking on the development, Professor T.M Salisu, the Dean of LASU Faculty of Arts and Humanities, expressed his enthusiasm for the introduction of the course. He emphasized its potential to strengthen students’ connections to their roots and promote cultural diversity.

“GNS 104 will not only enhance language proficiency but also encourage a more profound understanding of the Yoruba people, their customs, and traditions,” he stated.

The Yoruba Language Studies course will cover various aspects of Yoruba culture, including language structure, literature, history, folklore, and contemporary issues.

It will be open to students from all faculties as part of the General Nigerian Studies (GNS) program, reflecting LASU’s commitment to interdisciplinary learning.

Recall that the Lagos state assembly in conscious efforts to preserve Yoruba culture, heritage, and the use of the language in public places passed a bill in 2017 that made teaching of Yoruba compulsory for all schools in the state.

The assembly early this year also started using the Yoruba language for legislative activities.

SOURCE: https:///breaking-lagos-varsity-makes-yoruba-language-a-compulsory-course-for-all-students-names-it-gns104/

i Have mixed feelings about this one but I believe something has to be done to preserve our indigenous languages. How far this will help I’m not sure. Most people don’t even use what the studies in the university not to talk about a course they did I. 100 level that’s not related to their actual course of study.

Lawmakers in Lagos should find ways of infusing the Yoruba language and culture into our everyday things that deals with our survival. Like corporate affairs, all public office engagements government publications etc. If a thing doesn’t affect our means of survival we won’t be bothered.

Nigerians pay huge sums to learn foreign languages so as to qualify them to go and work In those countries. If we can create the conducive environment where survival is assured here, infusing our languages and culture into our daily engagements will become more fashionable.

For now it’s just another course in the university that will almost not be useful for majority of those that will take it.

Good one


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Won ti mark won pa...
That's how it should be..Let us preserve our heritage by all means. Let us appreciate our language. Let our charity begin from our homes.
We hailed the British when they employed Yoruba speakers as constables. We hailed the Americans when one of their states included the Yoruba language for their driving test likewise in Russia. If we don't preserve our local language, it will go into extinction in years to come.No foreigner will preserve it for us.

We need more of this in all south western states.

Kudos to the Lagos State Assembly for passing this. Let our indigenous languages be a compulsory elective in the university. Make our indigenous language a must pass language like English and Mathematics for admission qualification into the universities.

Next is teaching Science, Art, Commerce and Tech in our indigenous languages like it is done in Japan, China and Korea.

E no funny again

Adelola77:
BREAKING: Lagos varsity makes Yoruba Language a compulsory course for all students, names it GNS104





SOURCE: https:///breaking-lagos-varsity-makes-yoruba-language-a-compulsory-course-for-all-students-names-it-gns104/

It's good to promote their language and culture

Amotolongbo:
Kudos to the Lagos State Assembly for passing this. Let our indigenous languages be a compulsory elective in the university. Make our indigenous language a must pass language like English and Mathematics for admission qualification into the universities.

Next is teaching Science, Art, Commerce and Tech in our indigenous languages like it is done in Japan, China and Korea.

This right here will ensure our indigenous languages remain relevant.

Wrong decision, there are students of various ethnic groups in that school. Why are they being petty clannish?

Antivirus92:
Wrong decision, there are students of various ethnic groups in that school. Why are they being petty clannish?

Yorubas have narrow way of thinking fuelled by a feeling of pomposity that Yoruba language is superior to other local languages. Ask the yorubas in the south south for them to be required to learn the dominant language in each of those state before they get driving licence, admission or job. You will see them cry foul. But ask for it to be done in south west, they will be very happy. Hypocrites, selfish and hateful tribe that is lazy, human ritual perpetuators and cyber crime lovers. Very disgusting people

Ruke1989:
Yorubas have narrow way of thinking fuelled by a feeling of pomposity that Yoruba language is superior to other local languages. Ask the yorubas in the south south for them to be required to learn the dominant language in each of those state before they get driving licence, admission or job. You will see them cry foul. But ask for it to be done in south west, they will be very happy. Hypocrites, selfish and hateful tribe that is lazy, human ritual perpetuators and cyber crime lovers. Very disgusting people

you really know them very well.
Hypocrites

This is very commendable

Antivirus92:
Wrong decision, there are students of various ethnic groups in that school. Why are they being petty clannish?

There is nothing wrong in this.

The university is called Lagos state university for a reason.

This should be implemented in UNILAG too as there is french.

Nice development.

Ruke1989:
Yorubas have narrow way of thinking fuelled by a feeling of pomposity that Yoruba language is superior to other local languages. Ask the yorubas in the south south for them to be required to learn the dominant language in each of those state before they get driving licence, admission or job. You will see them cry foul. But ask for it to be done in south west, they will be very happy. Hypocrites, selfish and hateful tribe that is lazy, human ritual perpetuators and cyber crime lovers. Very disgusting people

U said it all.

Ruke1989:
Yorubas have narrow way of thinking fuelled by a feeling of pomposity that Yoruba language is superior to other local languages. Ask the yorubas in the south south for them to be required to learn the dominant language in each of those state before they get driving licence, admission or job. You will see them cry foul. But ask for it to be done in south west, they will be very happy. Hypocrites, selfish and hateful tribe that is lazy, human ritual perpetuators and cyber crime lovers. Very disgusting people

What about the South East Universities like Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Anambra that make Igbo language a compulsory course.
You should make your research well before criticizing people for making policy in their own states

That's their headache


At least, other states have been doing that a long time now, this is no news.

Oloniyan:


There is nothing wrong in this.

The university is called Lagos state university for a reason.

hope your yoruba people wouldn't complain when other regions adopt the same system?

Antivirus92:
hope your yoruba people wouldn't complain when other regions adopt the same system?

Complain?

I am an advocate of culture preservationists
They are welcome to implement theirs

Ruke1989:
Yorubas have narrow way of thinking fuelled by a feeling of pomposity that Yoruba language is superior to other local languages. Ask the yorubas in the south south for them to be required to learn the dominant language in each of those state before they get driving licence, admission or job. You will see them cry foul. But ask for it to be done in south west, they will be very happy. Hypocrites, selfish and hateful tribe that is lazy, human ritual perpetuators and cyber crime lovers. Very disgusting people

What a negative mindset! Look at all the despicable things you wrote cos they included their own language (Yoruba) in their own university curriculum.

Nobody forced you to attend LASU or send your children there. How many Yorubas are complaining about South Eastern universities? It's always you guys complaining about other people's land all the time... it's irritating! 🤢🤮

oranget:

What about the South East Universities like Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Anambra that make Igbo language a compulsory course.
You should make your research well before criticizing people for making policy in their own states

Thanks for uploading that news attachment. They won't conduct simple research before commenting, they'll just rush online and start attacking other tribes.

Imagine something that was done by a south eastern university 10 years ago being done in Lagos now and they're complaining.