Nigeria’s new language policy as ‘cultural genocide’

In a stunning move, Nigeria’s National Council on Education has effectively silenced the voices of its own people by scrapping mother tongue education, undermining the very languages that BBC Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba services have worked tirelessly to promote. The Akure decision, a blatant disregard for Nigeria’s rich linguistic heritage, has left experts wondering if the country is deliberately turning its back on its cultural identity.

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