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Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by IMAliyu2: 7:05pm On Jul 05, 2025
Kobojunkie:
1. So, the average Northern child can communicate fluently in Arabic -- speak with ease the Arabic language-- is what you are trying to have us believe, right undecided

2. What has being informed about international gossip to do with literacy? undecided
The average Northern child can't communicate in Arabic.

Due to Islamic education many receive, they can Read and Write in the Arabic script/letters, but can't understand the language. So that means if you write Hausa for example in the Arabic script/letters they can read it and maybe understand it.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie: 7:19pm On Jul 05, 2025
IMAliyu2:
➜The average Northern child can't communicate in Arabic. Due to Islamic education many receive, they can Read and Write in the Arabic script/letters, but can't understand the language.
➜ So that means if you write Hausa for example in the Arabic script/letters they can read it and maybe understand it.
This implies a lack of literacy in the Arabic language. undecided

2. I don't follow at all. undecided
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Aniluvreal: 7:22pm On Jul 05, 2025
madridguy:
You should be more concerned about the thugs keeping you in a cage every Monday.

No amount of insecurity in Arewa land, you will never see a Arewa leader leaving his region to another region.

Unlike you people, your oyaneze leader was return back home from Lagos.
This same mindset is the reason you people thinks that the world start and ends in Lagos. You're not ashamed to write this, no iota of shame at all. Go out from that cave and explore the country. Oh, I remember, the monthly 30k stipend is not enough for you to use and explore the country talk more of flying to another country. Static mentality , static soul, priding in staying in one place.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by missionmex(m): 7:27pm On Jul 05, 2025
madridguy:
You should be more concerned about the thugs keeping you in a cage every Monday.

No amount of insecurity in Arewa land, you will never see a Arewa leader leaving his region to another region.

Unlike you people, your oyaneze leader was return back home from Lagos.
The truth is that they can't compete outside their region.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by oglalasioux(m): 7:28pm On Jul 05, 2025
Can the children in northern Nigeria read and write in Arabic? If yes they are not illiterate.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kewekubosineh: 7:49pm On Jul 05, 2025
madridguy:
You should be more concerned about the thugs keeping you in a cage every Monday.

No amount of insecurity in Arewa land, you will never see a Arewa leader leaving his region to another region.

Unlike you people, your oyaneze leader was return back home from Lagos.
My problem with you is ethnic bigotry. Always weaving your argument around regions.

You need more exposure.

The other Time, you berated local government Chairman in Ifo, Ogun state,for appreciating IBO boy who excelled in JAMB examinations. You forgot this boy was Born in the local government area. Raised in the area. And the parents contributed to the development of the area.

Your mindset is horrorific and out of tune with realities of modern time. You view issues from ethnic prism and this is not good for modern civilization. Tribalism has a limit.

Now, you are saying everybody should be confined to his region. Citing arewa as good examples of people confined in their region.

You could cogitate better than this outlandish outpourings!
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie: 7:53pm On Jul 05, 2025
oglalasioux:
Can the children in northern Nigeria read and write in Arabic? If yes they are not illiterate.
Unfortunately, there is no evidence that the children can speak the Arabic language, negating any claims that they can read and write in Arabic. undecided
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by sweetjohn(m): 7:53pm On Jul 05, 2025
Any statistics coming from Lagos Ibadan express way I will never take it serious.

And yet everyday I keep coming across a lot of Yorubas who can’t speak ordinary pigin english, read and write English but I have hardly seen any Igbo person that can not speak atleast broken English.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by oglalasioux(m): 8:04pm On Jul 05, 2025
Kobojunkie:
Unfortunately, there is no evidence that the children can speak the Arabic language, negating any claims that they can read and write in Arabic. undecided
They can read and write in Arabic. Most Hausa words that has to do with commerce, government and religion are Arabic words. The naira beyond 20 naira are actually Arabic words.

What the northerners have failed to do has been their inability or unwillingness to teach science in Arabic to their children. 90% northern children can recite the Quran which is no small feat. Northern Nigeria children are not illiterate.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie: 8:10pm On Jul 05, 2025
oglalasioux:
➜They can read and write in Arabic.
Most Hausa words that has to do with commerce, government and religion are Arabic words. The naira beyond 20 naira are actually Arabic words.
➜ What the northerners have failed to do has been their inability or unwillingness to teach science in Arabic to their children. 90% northern children can recite the Quran which is no small feat. Northern Nigeria children are not illiterate.
1. Again, they cannot speak the Arabic language, making it meaningless to claim they can read and write in Arabic. The main goal of learning any language is to gain fluent communication in that language. However, when that is missing, then it makes no sense to claim one

2. That means absolutely nothing because the average Hausa man or woman cannot speak the Arabic language. Some words are in another language DOES NOT confer proficiency in that language on the one. undecided

3. Why teach science in Arabic at all? Why not teach science and technology in the Hausa language, like the Arabs — they boast of a higher rate of literacy than any Hausa community can— teach science, technology, the Arts, etc., in their Arabic language? huh

Again, literacy has nothing to do with teaching or communicating in a foreign language, but the act of comprehending educational material in whatever primary language one clings to. undecided
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by kedeojo(m): 8:17pm On Jul 05, 2025
ednut1:
The northern guys can write in Arabic. Is that still illiteracy?
Is Arabic Nigeria official language.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie:
ednut1:
The northern guys can write in Arabic. Is that still illiteracy?
Nonsense! If a Northerner cannot communicate in the language, of what use or real value is this claim that he can write in Arabic? undecided
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by yommen: 8:50pm On Jul 05, 2025
madridguy:
Definition of illiterate: unable to read or write.

I still don't know why the North always top this list despite the fact that majority of Northerners can read and write in Arabic language.

This is a region that has a working system before the arrival of the colonial master. They have their schools already and this is the reason till tomorrow the Nigeria Army motto is written in Arabic.
Hmmm
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Gaabasky: 9:04pm On Jul 05, 2025
This is totally unacceptable. We really have a long way to go in this country. At this century
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by dlaw70(m): 9:05pm On Jul 05, 2025
BlackViper:
https://x.com/thecableindex/status/1937081887094448614
When I see statistic like this and the south west is rated better than south south, I just laugh ,knowing fully well that those who put up the stats don't even know what they are doing
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by DeGLORIOUS: 11:00pm On Jul 05, 2025
Fear north. Boko haram North, illiteracy North, Rich people North, poor people North, highest presidents North. The north is its own enemy. North is the cancer of Nigeria
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie: 11:02pm On Jul 05, 2025
DeGLORIOUS:
Fear north. Boko haram North, illiteracy North, Rich people North, poor people North, highest presidents North. The north is its own enemy. North is the cancer of Nigeria
. You think what you find in the south is anything to boast of? huh
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Chibuezem(m): 11:16pm On Jul 05, 2025
madridguy:
Definition of illiterate: unable to read or write.

I still don't know why the North always top this list despite the fact that majority of Northerners can read and write in Arabic language.

This is a region that has a working system before the arrival of the colonial master. They have their schools already and this is the reason till tomorrow the Nigeria Army motto is written in Arabic.
Yes it's all because Nigeria has been modeled to suit one tribe and people. It's high time we change this and make Nigeria a home for all. Where every tribe is treated equally. This starts form you and I.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Bullet4thiefnub: 2:11am On Jul 06, 2025
Ahhh when did they form this on ? What of the other one statsense or something
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by akigbemaru: 2:55am On Jul 06, 2025
Softmirror:
The very major problem with the insecurity in the North is lack of education and poverty. Let me narrow it down to a single point perspective called the mayhem of Fulani herdman.

In solving this mayhem is the reason why Tinubu's government created the ministry of livestock separately.

Moving cows from around the country in the name of Nomadic farming is outdated and not even productive. It takes an educated people to be ready to stop living in the past.

Where does Nigeria stand in the global ranking when it comes to livestock exportation? Why then, the nuisance and instability that comes with this herdman ship?

The ranching method is the best. Guess what, I have some friends from some African countries and Europe who live in Nigeria. These my friends have never eaten our own beef. When I asked them the reason why, they said they cows the see in Nigeria are only seen in their vertinaries. Our cows look so sick to care to have a taste of one.

With time, the ministry will bring a solution to this outdated system of rearing cows through proper education and enlightenment.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by BigBreezeBabs(m): 4:20am On Jul 06, 2025
Abeg you're capping nonsense. Someone is still trying to correct you and you're still doing too know.

Abeg just shift and go and learn about the 6 geo political zones we have in the country grin
Sunshine34:
Tell me where the almajiris comes from?
Or you remain silent forever,
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by DeGLORIOUS: 6:36am On Jul 06, 2025
What is it to boast of the north?
Kobojunkie:
. You think what you find in the south is anything to boast of? huh
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Deffi(m): 8:11am On Jul 06, 2025
BlackViper:
https://x.com/thecableindex/status/1937081887094448614
In Mathematics, there is DIRECT, INVERSE, JOINT and PARTIAL PROPORTIONALITY......

for this study, POVERTY IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO LACK OF EDUCATION.
See how Late sage, Baba AWOLOWO with his free education policies, distinguished his region for good.

Yoruba Leads!
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by IMAliyu2: 8:34am On Jul 06, 2025
Kobojunkie:
This implies a lack of literacy in the Arabic language. undecided

2. I don't follow at all. undecided
Yeah, I was clarifying, the other commenter was lying about understanding Arabic, and trying to justify the North's failures towards it's children.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Antivirus92(m): 10:45am On Jul 06, 2025
That stat from statisense really hit these accomodators very hard. Imagine the heading, just about creating their own happiness.
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie: 1:40pm On Jul 06, 2025
IMAliyu2:
✓ Yeah, I was clarifying, the other commenter was lying about understanding Arabic, and trying to justify the North's failures towards it's children.
I get you now. I mean I don't understand why the fixation with reading and writing in Arabic when it does not translate to actual comprehension and speaking of material and speech in said language. undecided
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie: 1:42pm On Jul 06, 2025
DeGLORIOUS:
What is it to boast of the north?
There is nothing to boast of in all of Nigeria -- all 774 local government areas that make up the Country -- so stop making it seem as though only one region is responsible for all the trauma that is fhe nation today. 🥱🥱🥱🥱
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by DeGLORIOUS: 1:54pm On Jul 06, 2025
You can never exonerate the north from this blame. A region full of unproductive population must embrace criminality has an escape route to poverty.
Kobojunkie:
There is nothing to boast of in all of Nigeria -- all 774 local government areas that make up the Country -- so stop making it seem as though only one region is responsible for all the trauma that is fhe nation today. 🥱🥱🥱🥱
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie: 2:01pm On Jul 06, 2025
DeGLORIOUS:
You can never exonerate the north from this blame. A region full of unproductive population must embrace criminality has an escape route to poverty.
Exonerate? Person dey tell you say not even 1 out of the total of 774 LGAs in Nigeria can be exonerated, you dey talk like person wey no get ear at all. Why? 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by DeGLORIOUS: 2:13pm On Jul 06, 2025
Because I know what you are talking about. You think I am proud of being a northerner? Apart from multiple wives, what other thing can the north offer?
Kobojunkie:
Exonerate? Person dey tell you say not even 1 out of the total of 774 LGAs in Nigeria can be exonerated, you dey talk like person wey no get ear at all. Why? 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
Re: See Region With Highest Illiteracy Rates For Children In Nigeria by Kobojunkie: 2:21pm On Jul 06, 2025
DeGLORIOUS:
Because I know what you are talking about. You think I am proud of being a northerner? Apart from multiple wives, what other thing can the north offer?
Again, of none of the 774 LGAs in Nigeria can boast of anything worthwhile in the country, what makes you think this is an attempt, by me, to exonerate the set that make up the northern states? undecided
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