₦airaland Forum

casdoruche:
Answer the question man

musicwriter:
This is why in civilized societies like China, Japan, Russia, etc, organizations like the British council is made to know their space and never cross it.

But then, if a white institution is in the African continent to promote their language, it should immediately arouse the curiosity of the black people. Where I don't see it, it means there's something wrong with us.

I therefore, withdraw my support for the Tinubu administration. This is the worst policy a black president can implement.

BlueRayDick:
His arguments are flawed.

What about Indians, Chinese and even European countries who use their own indigenous language as language of instruction, and their students/graduates still compete favorably well when placed side by side with those taught in English in the global market?

Omooba77:
Nigerian Government Suspends Indigenous Language In Schools, Upholds English As Primary Medium



https://saharareporters.com/2025/11/12/nigerian-government-suspends-indigenous-language-schools-upholds-english-primary-medium

victorazyvictor:
Oh Africa

Fiscus105:
How many of such nations use English?

Does China use English to set exam
Spain? Russia? Belgium? Germany?

The minister is indirectly talking about Hausa and North,who aren't doing well in exams, because they don't used to speak English to them from infancy.

Before they come out from such policy, they have done, EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND COMPARISIM. In the south, all of pupils in private schools started learning English from toddler, you yourself know that and that's why, thr is wide gap between south and north in area of education.


YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT EDUCATION, NEITHER ARE YOU EDUCATORS OR RESEARCHER IN EDUCATION.

Again learn how not to attack everything that comes out from govt or even online, just to win unnecessary argument.

Omooba77:
[b]Nigerian Government Suspends Indigenous Language In Schools, Upholds English As Primary Medium.

Will it stop the UK, canada and USA from demanding we write and pass TOEFL,AND IELTS EXAMS?.



https://saharareporters.com/2025/11/12/nigerian-government-suspends-indigenous-language-schools-upholds-english-primary-medium

BlueRayDick:
Oga, they take exams in English and indigenous Afrikaans language in South Africa at primary & secondary levels. That was why I said you should either ask questions or use google instead of saying someone who knows more than you is "Talking sheet"

BlueRayDick:
His arguments are flawed.

What about Indians, Chinese and even European countries who use their own indigenous language as language of instruction, and their students/graduates still compete favorably well when placed side by side with those taught in English in the global market?

LaIabobo:
The difference is that those kids in china and India also wrote their exams in their language.

In Nigeria, kids might learn in Hausa, igbo or yoruba but CE/WAEC/JAMB are held in English causing the kids to flop the exams.


Nigeria needs to adopt standard learning plans and provide exams that are held in other local languages.

oluwaseyi0:
Better
Indigenous language can be learnt at home and in general conversations

CyynthiaKiss:
Indirectly forcing unity on people..

Dead on arrival

Belurved1:
This is not applicable within classroom or lecture room contexts in the Northern region.

Ba turanchi!!!

joseph1832:
Don't you think it causes division for states to adopt their indigenous language as regard education?

How can I, an esan man, because I live in Sokoto state, be made to learn in Hausa or Fulfude? That's like infringing on my fundamental human right.

musicwriter:
The people that gave you Nigeria also gave you the English language.

Know it that your whole life is now artificial.

Having said that, there's nothing wrong with you an Esan man learning in Hausa or Fulfulde. And there's nothing stopping you an Esan man building an Esan school in Northern Nigeria for Northerners to attend too.

I don't really blame you all when you fail to understand what's at stake. Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Christopher Okigbo, Ezekiel Mphalele and co brought us to this situation. If these people did the right thing after colonialism, we would have been living in a different Africa built with our own language, and all this type of policy would've been behind us for long.

Dbestbrest:
The way people argue blindly on nairaland makes me believe that they are myopic. With over 250 languages, how do we pass instructions to one another when we meet ourselves outside our locality? Indians and Germans that some people mentioned speak one language. We are multi diversity and we should always think deep before exposing our ignorance. What of if Seun was thought throughout with Yoruba language, how would he be able to speak to all Nigerians? Let us be guided always and think of the best solutions to move the nation forward. criticising every policy of government can not take us anywhere

BlueRayDick:
His arguments are flawed.

What about Indians, Chinese and even European countries who use their own indigenous language as language of instruction, and their students/graduates still compete favorably well when placed side by side with those taught in English in the global market?

joseph1832:
My life isn't artificial. Just because Flora Shaw gave us the name Nigeria, doesn't negate the fact that I'm an esan man, and nothing can take that away.

In as much as there is nothing wrong with me, an esan man learning in Hausa or Fulfude, there is also nothing wrong with the Hausa or Fulani man, learning in esan, neither does it stop them from building a school, back here in South South, but the question is, will them?

Perhaps you can also tell the Hausa or Fulani man, as well as other tribes, who are Muslims to learn the Quaran in their native language.

Nigeria is a multi ethnic country, we adopted English as our common language. This doesn't take a away the fact that I, and every other Nigerian don't know who they are, or where they are from.

Guestmale:
I too support using our mother language, but those that you have mentioned here are almost monolingual if not totally, unlike Nigeria that we have many languages and many of them don't have correct or exact word for objects, situations and conditions in many subjects.

Except if and only we can agree on a one indigenous language and but will other tribes accept.

Omooba77:
Nigerian Government Suspends Indigenous Language In Schools, Upholds English As Primary Medium



https://saharareporters.com/2025/11/12/nigerian-government-suspends-indigenous-language-schools-upholds-english-primary-medium

jeff1993:
God I keep asking u, why did u make me an African. Worse of all a Nigerian??

Does China, Japanese English to teach their student before they turn into Engineering and tech wizard that they are? They only teach their children English so that they will have it as a second language. It does not diminish their thinking faculty or reasoning.


Thank u for MR IBETO he taught us Physics in Pure Pidgin English. He is the reason I still love Physics up till today. He broke it down so simply that even the dullest student in our class started getting a D in physics without expo or anything.

engrchykae:
there is one chemistry teacher that made chemistry simple that i stopped fearing chemistry.
I went ahead to study polymer engineering which is chemistry based.
Today am eating with chemistry.
Nigerians must look inward in order to shine outward.
That man made us understand that charcoal is carbon.
He made us understand that red soil is iron 3 oxide while yellow soil is iron 2 oxide.

FreeStuffsNG:
He never called for suspension but that English language be given more priority.

erniok:
“The national policy on language has been cancelled. English now stands as the medium of instruction across all levels of education,” he added.


Did you skip the bolded while reading?

Omooba77:
Nlfpmod, what is happening.......

Omooba77:
Nigerian Government Suspends Indigenous Language In Schools, Upholds English As Primary Medium



https://saharareporters.com/2025/11/12/nigerian-government-suspends-indigenous-language-schools-upholds-english-primary-medium