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Topic : Languages

8 mistakes in the 2013 Constitution

Thus, we will find no equivalence elsewhere. We have 16 official languages (section 6(1)); this has no match. We have devolution of power and responsibilities (Chapter 14).

By Musa Kika May. 27, 2023

Be proud of indigenous languages: Speaker

He said government should urgently push for the Language Act and formation of a language board to reinforce the national language policy.

By Stephen Chadenga May. 24, 2023

Be proud of indigenous languages: Speaker

Local languages vital for development

The government created an impediment in the form of English and made it a requirement for accessing opportunities, forgetting that our country had its own languages.

By Tapiwa Gomo Feb. 27, 2023

Nigeria to abolish English in junior school

The Nigerian government has announced a policy aimed at promoting the teaching of primary school pupils in local languages

By Bbc News Dec. 1, 2022

Nigeria to abolish English in junior school

Power of language in nation building

Colonialists knew the unifying power of language. When the British colonised the land between the Zambezi and the Limpopo, they found indigenous populations at war with each other.

By Trevor Ncube and Nevanji Madanhire Nov. 10, 2022