₦airaland Forum

Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II has called on the Federal Government to introduce teaching of sciences in indigenous languages as a measure to bridge existing gaps in learning and development strategies.

The Emir made the call during the launching of a book on pregnancy and safe motherhood published in Hausa language. The Emir said it would be very important and easier comprehended if sciences were taught in indigenous languages, and challenged the authorities concerned to take the opportunity of translating all the related science literatures into indigenous languages.

In his address, the Kano state deputy Governor Professor Hafiz Abubakar said it was high time that Nigeria looked inwards to utilize the nation’s vast human resources to ensure the needed shift from wanton deaths among pregnant women.

The deputy governor announced that as a matter of urgency, the state government would sponsor a program in one of the radio stations that would allow the book on pregnancy and safe motherhood to be read to the general public.

Emir should try compile the list of his wants, talking in bit won't allow us take him serious.

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I totally support the emir on this. Why do we learn science in English? Are we learning to go and develop Europe. We need science to develop Nigeria and learning in native language will aid better understanding.

My people say asi na aka nma na english

Not possible for now. At this stage when most of our since 'professors' hardly understand scientific principles, not to talk of applying it for research and development, how are we going to correctly translate English science into Yoruba, Bini, Hausa, Efik, etc?
Even many of our indigenous language books are being written incorrectly on many occasions.

he should speak only for his northern brothers.

thesicilian:
Not possible for now. At this stage when most of our since 'professors' hardly understand scientific principles, not to talk of applying it for research and development, how are we going to correctly translate English science into Yoruba, Bini, Hausa, Efik, etc?
Even many of our indigenous language books are being written incorrectly on many occasions.

It's possible. We translated bible to local languages so why can't we translate science to our local dialect. Why are these countries doing well in science; China Germany France Iran. I still beleive it's doable