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Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by chopnaira(op): 3:45pm On Mar 07, 2025

Abia State government has directed that History and Igbo language be made compulsory in the state secondary schools with immediate effect.

The government has also shut down the online portal through which interested teachers were asked to apply for employment following the expiration of application deadline.

Of the 29,797 applications received during the period, 9,371 were shortlisted for the next selection process, where 5,000 successful ones will eventually be employed.

The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, who disclosed this to reporters said 5,000 teachers are to be employed following the astronomical increase in public school enrolment.

Kanu said with the reintroduction of history, a new curriculum would be developed for it, while Igbo language is now compulsory for primary to senior secondary pupils to make them grounded in their mother tongue.

https://guardian.ng/features/education/abia-makes-history-igbo-compulsory-in-schools/

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by chopnaira(op): 3:46pm On Mar 07, 2025

This makes sense.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Boogyman557: 3:57pm On Mar 07, 2025*

Holly Gram cool

This is commendable !!!

Some kids no even sabi speak der dialect and der parents no de even help matters.

Na only English man go chop.

Una go learn am by fire by force grin

As I enter one party like that some yrs ago. With the little of der language way i speak, naso dem hammer me better hot rice and drink grin

LITE UP my WEED in peace

WTF MAN!

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by muhammaduyusufu: 3:59pm On Mar 07, 2025

Kudos to the language initiative.

Only issue with this is that the Igbos don't really have any history aside the book written by Thomas Basden and the sojourn of Samuel Ajayi Crowther into the region.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Scholes007(m): 4:06pm On Mar 07, 2025

muhammaduyusufu:
Kudos to the language initiative.

Only issue with this is that the Igbos don't really have any history aside the book written by Thomas Basden and the sojourn of Samuel Ajayi Crowther into the region.

It's funny how ill-informed folks like you make most noise. Do you know anything about Igbo?

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by muhammaduyusufu: 4:13pm On Mar 07, 2025

Scholes007:
It's funny how ill-informed folks like you make most noise. Do you know anything about Igbo?

Pick up two books.
1. Thomas Basden - Among the ibos of Nigeria.
2. The peoples of Southern Nigeria: a sketch of their history, ethnology and languages with an abstract of the 1921 census by Percy Amaury Talbot
3. The Economists - 1968” Vol 228

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by koxi(m): 4:19pm On Mar 07, 2025

Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by datola: 4:19pm On Mar 07, 2025

That's good!

We all must get sense by force.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Almunjid: 4:20pm On Mar 07, 2025

It's fantastic that the necessary steps are being taken! However, it's a bit puzzling why it took so long for this issue to be addressed. As I mentioned in other threads, the problem of Igbo children in the East struggling with their native language is quite prevalent. In fact, studies have shown that about 50% of Igbo children do not speak the language fluently. The Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide organization has also raised concerns about the lack of proficiency in Igbo among young Igbo children. It's crucial to prioritize the preservation and promotion of the Igbo language to prevent it from becoming endangered.

Peace!

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Wizardslayer: 4:20pm On Mar 07, 2025

Wow...

That's commendable.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by jiz: 4:20pm On Mar 07, 2025

Good development

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Kdon2: 4:21pm On Mar 07, 2025

chopnaira:
https://guardian.ng/features/education/abia-makes-history-igbo-compulsory-in-schools/

But if na south west now, Ibos will begin to convulse like seizure patient☹️

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by ChiefJusticeFuc: 4:22pm On Mar 07, 2025

But when LASG made Yoruba language a mandatory subject to be taught up till secondary school level, a bunch of meddlesome Ibo hags in far away Owerri came out to condemn the state.

Ibo people ehn!

They want you to lose your cultural heritage and become a soulless woke liberal whiile they guard theirs jealously .

They know that individual nationalistic pride by other tribes is the greatest hinderajce to their expansionism into other people's land.

Ronu

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Wizardslayer: 4:22pm On Mar 07, 2025

muhammaduyusufu:
Kudos to the language initiative.

Only issue with this is that the Igbos don't really have any history aside the book written by Thomas Basden and the sojourn of Samuel Ajayi Crowther into the region.

Are you pained or you just wanna derail ??

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by ChiefJusticeFuc: 4:23pm On Mar 07, 2025

chopnaira:
This makes sense.

When LASG did something similar you all lambasted them.

Bloody hypocrites

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by ednut1(m): 4:23pm On Mar 07, 2025

muhammaduyusufu:
Kudos to the language initiative.

Only issue with this is that the Igbos don't really have any history aside the book written by Thomas Basden and the sojourn of Samuel Ajayi Crowther into the region.

cho cho cho. Most tribes in Nigeria dont know their history past 600 years

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by ntyce(m): 4:23pm On Mar 07, 2025

Lol, why?

Abia is a cosmopolitan state..
This is bigotry, this marginalisation is too much..
Abia is no man's land

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by ottersberger(m): 4:24pm On Mar 07, 2025

muhammaduyusufu:
Kudos to the language initiative.

Only issue with this is that the Igbos don't really have any history aside the book written by Thomas Basden and the sojourn of Samuel Ajayi Crowther into the region.

Igbo have no history or history book?
You are completely wrong in both assumptions.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by dododawa1: 4:24pm On Mar 07, 2025

Nigeria will be great

one day.

ONE LOVE.

Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Geffect2: 4:25pm On Mar 07, 2025

Getting interesting

Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by fergie001: 4:25pm On Mar 07, 2025

Very good one, Otti.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Justnation: 4:26pm On Mar 07, 2025

chopnaira:
https://guardian.ng/features/education/abia-makes-history-igbo-compulsory-in-schools/

This wonderful, highly commendable

Alex otti is working

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by adedayoa2(f): 4:26pm On Mar 07, 2025

Kdon2:
But if na south west now, Ibos will begin to convulse like seizure patient☹️

no mind them.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by Ablesam171: 4:27pm On Mar 07, 2025

This is a good one from Abia state, kudos to them. Other states should follow suit.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by zuby4real10(m): 4:27pm On Mar 07, 2025

If it is a Northern state that did the same for Hausa Language noise will be too much everywhere.

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by EmeeNaka: 4:27pm On Mar 07, 2025

Lagos started it. I know this kind of thing will spread across the country. Well, if that's what Nigerians want, so be it.

Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by MightySparrow: 4:27pm On Mar 07, 2025*

Long overdue. They should also teach them that Fulani has never been the friend of igbos and Islam is only the agenda of Fúlàní ló. claim their ancestral lands.

Igbo kwenu!!!!!
Ayakata!!!!!!

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Re: Igbo Now Compulsory In Abia State Schools by ChiefJusticeFuc: 4:28pm On Mar 07, 2025

MightySparrow:
Long overdue. They should also teach them that Fulani has never been the friend of igbos and Islam is only the agenda of Fúlàní ló. claim their ancestral lands.

Igbo kwenu!!!!!
Ayalaya!!!!!!

No need .

This is already part of your bed time story curriculum since 1967.

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