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Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by meobizy(m): 9:19pm On Jan 06
South Africa ranks ahead of us because of their English heritage population. Left to the blacks, they’d come twentieth or farther down. Zambia is the only country there I believe. Their pronunciations are on point. I would’ve burned houses if Ghana surpassed us. Their people only have the confidence to back their accent. We speak better English.

After all is said and done, how will these records improve our lives? It’s not like they attract foreign investors, Afrobeats does more in that regard compared to the government.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Bluffly: 9:19pm On Jan 06
hoygift:
Nigeria possesses the best English Writers in the world, not surprised.
Few
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Ontarioo: 9:20pm On Jan 06
Now the world should wave English language proficiency test for us cool
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by GrammarNazi1(m):
DoctorAyukebot:
Nigerians have some of the worst pronunciations of the English language. Almost every word is poorly pronounced. Emphasis on the word thirty
Even the word "book", most Nigerians can't pronounce it correctly.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Bimpe29(m): 9:22pm On Jan 06
Who English epp?
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by MarkNsukkaBread: 9:22pm On Jan 06
NOETHNICITY:
I love SA, Kenyan, and Ghanaian heavily accented English
That's the same way they also love Nigerian accent grin
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Antoeni(m): 9:22pm On Jan 06
So With All The Yeye English Ghanaians Dey Speak , They Are Still Behind Nigeria,
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by chaloskyx: 9:23pm On Jan 06
If you like rank 1st westerners will still tell you to be evaluated by IELTS to further humiliate you grin
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by femi4: 9:24pm On Jan 06
misreal:
So we speak English pass ghana?
I dont believe it. grin grin
Pasta people no sabi anything
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by femi4: 9:29pm On Jan 06
hoygift:
Nigeria possesses the best English Writers in the world, not surprised.
seconded

Remembered when we wrote some journals and the lecturer felt it was AI induced
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by armyofone(m): 9:31pm On Jan 06
Best speaking ko doesn't put food on the table!

Naijan people are suffering and it is English they have to tell us about ?

Smh
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Stolen: 9:31pm On Jan 06
THE ONLY REASON THOSE COUNTIES ARE AHEAD OF NIGERIA IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACTUALLY WHITE ENGLISH PEOPLE.



NIGERIA DONT!
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by israelmao(m): 9:38pm On Jan 06
misreal:
So we speak English pass ghana?
I dont believe it. grin grin
Is it because they do brag to have higher phonetic advantage or diction?Some of the English words they pronounce are incorrect.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by gaskiyamagana: 9:38pm On Jan 06
Let have English proficiency test for the poor and corruption saint test for the rich. Then I will know they are serious.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Chipzlov: 9:41pm On Jan 06
Who GAF.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by lordm(m): 9:44pm On Jan 06
All I see is colonization. Most Nigerians can't even speak their native language anymore
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by tctrills: 9:46pm On Jan 06
kingthreat:
So speaking English is now an special thing?
Celebration of colonization.
Oga its actually a special thing it would get you a job faster than speaking Yoruba or Igbo and this has nothing to do with colonization. English is the world's language fir business and finance
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by OverCalculating(f): 9:54pm On Jan 06
If you care to know why Nigeria will always be rated low in Africa when it comes to Best English Speaking Countries in Africa? Please think about this...

Do you know how much the British Government makes from the IELTS/TOEFL and other English Language proficiency tests in Nigeria? We have the population and burning demand that will bring in millions of pounds for them on a yearly basis.

If e reach your turn, make you allow your best customer to waka pass without taking the test. I go lie for you?
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by fredoooooo: 10:00pm On Jan 06
Na Another man language amek una dey rank ..no be good government.
No wonder na grammer everyone dey blow but no se... n ..se atall
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Achiever1010: 10:11pm On Jan 06
We ought to be number one. In spite of everything, Nigeria is great.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by merits(m): 10:11pm On Jan 06
OLAADEGBU:
SaharaReporters

According to the data, which stated that the results were arrived at after tests conducted on 2.2 million adults across 123 countries and regions, Nigeria recorded a high proficiency score.
Na English we go chop. rubbish.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Fcwilly: 10:11pm On Jan 06
misreal:
So we speak English pass ghana?
I dont believe it. grin grin
We are far far better than Ghana.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Kalulu44: 10:20pm On Jan 06
misreal:
So we speak English pass ghana?
I dont believe it. grin grin
No be only Ghana. Have you an English man call a pastor pasta?
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Kalulu44: 10:21pm On Jan 06
I rush to open this thread to see if they will put Ghana ahead of us cus I have never heard any English man or woman call pastor pasta or her as hare
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by MasterMariner: 10:22pm On Jan 06
Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, etc doesn't speak better English than is Nigerians.

AndroBlaze:
Even I don't agree with the countries listed ahead of us.

A typical South African does not speak English better than us, and are definitely not the best in Africa.

Zimbabwe is ok. Kenya is ok. But not the typical SA person.

Also, I'd rate Ghanaians slightly better than us.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Kalulu44: 10:23pm On Jan 06
NOETHNICITY:
I love SA, Kenyan, and Ghanaian heavily accented English
I just want to ask you, have you heard an English man calling a pastor as pasta or her as hare?
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by Toluwanise247(m): 10:25pm On Jan 06
misreal:
So we speak English pass ghana?
I dont believe it. grin grin
You must be mumu , don’t you know that ghana English is poor
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by geokay777(m): 10:39pm On Jan 06
franchasofficia:
Still they won't stop asking Nigerians to write English test before migrating to English speaking countries in the West via work shocked
That's still modern day colonization directly or indirectly!
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by SmartyPants(m): 10:49pm On Jan 06
sweetjohn:
Have been there ok. So I know what am saying
Have been there too. I'm not sure you know what you're saying. The average Ghanaian would rather speak twi if they had their way.

Okay let me take it from a different angle. Name 3 Ghanaian writers who are as accomplished as their Nigerian counterparts.
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by MarketDispatch: 10:55pm On Jan 06
OLAADEGBU:
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According to the data, which stated that the results were arrived at after tests conducted on 2.2 million adults across 123 countries and regions, Nigeria recorded a high proficiency score.
And you still do test of English , IELTS for Visa
Re: Nigeria Ranked Fifth-Best English-Speaking Country In Africa, 29th Globally by FutureFocus: 10:57pm On Jan 06
hoygift:
Nigeria possesses the best English Writers in the world, not surprised.
More like best colonized countries ranking in Africa
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