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Thursday 04 Feb 2016 - 10:52 Makkah mean time-25-4-1437
Abuja, (IINA) - The Nigerian federal government has recently stated that primary to tertiary schools and institutes must teach French to their students, in a bid to make it Nigeria’s second official language, Daily Post reported.
Minister of State for Education Anthony Anwukah made the announcement in Abuja during a call with the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Denys Gaver.
Anwukah said: "The French language became a matter of necessity. We have to [make it Nigeria’s second language] because we have Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Benin Republic, Togo Guinea, and Ivory Coast surrounding us, and so there is a need for us to get more Nigerians to become proficient in the French language”.
He noted that the move would prove to be beneficial for the nation and the continent. He said: “It is good for our brothers at the borders because it will enable us to communicate with them effectively”.
During his call with the French envoy, Anwukah stressed that the country will need more French language teachers, he said: “So far, we have demonstrated the enthusiasm to foster the teaching and learning of French in Nigerian, our primary concern now is to train a sufficient number of French teachers within our school system”.
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