A new policy for Nigerian languages in the country’s education system

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Dec 16 2022 | 00:03:33

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Nigeria is home to more languages than all but two countries on Earth. Still, primary school students in the West African nation have been educated mainly in English for decades, even after the country gained independence from the British Empire in 1960. That may be changing in the near future, though.

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