{"id":232023,"date":"2022-11-30T17:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=232023"},"modified":"2022-11-30T17:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:14:55","slug":"fg-approves-mother-tongue-as-compulsory-language-of-instruction-in-primary-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/30\/fg-approves-mother-tongue-as-compulsory-language-of-instruction-in-primary-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"FG approves mother tongue as compulsory language of instruction in primary schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government has approved a new National Language Policy which makes mother tongue a compulsory medium of instruction for public primary school pupils.<\/p>\n<p>Making this disclosure Wednesday was the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, while briefing reporters on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/30\/buhari-raises-alarm-says-weapons-from-russia-ukraine-war-are-now-shipped-to-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buhari<\/a> at the State House, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>While explaining that government is aware that its implementation will be difficult, the minister revealed that the mother tongue will be used exclusively for the first six years of education, while it will be combined with English Language from Junior Secondary School.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, even though the policy has officially taken effect, it can only be fully implemented when government develops instructional materials and qualified teachers are available.<\/p>\n<p>Adamu explained that the mother tongue to be used in each school will be the dominant language spoken by the community where it is located.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said government is prepared to preserve cultures and their peculiar idiosyncrasies, stressing that so much has been lost due to the extinction of some local language.<\/p>\n<p>He assured Nigerians that all Nigerian languages, which he said are over 600, are equal and will be treated as such.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government has approved a new National Language Policy which makes mother tongue a compulsory medium of instruction for public primary school pupils. 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