- The Federal Government says it is considering a proposal whereby Nigerian students would be taught in their mother tongue
- This will however only be allowed in the first three years in primary schools
- This was reveled by the minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu
The Federal Government says it is considering a proposal whereby Nigerian students would be taught in their mother tongue in the first three years in primary schools.
This was revealed by the minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu on Tuesday, March 6 in Abuja at a launch of the World Development Report 2018 by the World Bank Group.
Minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu says the federal government is considering a proposal on the policy. Source: Twitter
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According to Daily Trust, the minister was answering a question on teaching pupils with native language to ease learning process.
This year’s Development Report focused on education, arguing that countries can improve on education by advancing on three key elements; assess learning, act on evidence and align actors.
The Country Director, World Bank Group in Nigeria, Rachid Bennessaoud said countries must recognise that all the classroom innovations in the world is unlikely to have much impact if, because of technical and political barriers, the system as a whole does not support learning.
He promised to partner Nigeria to improve on learning process in the country.
Meanwhile, the minister has called for applications from qualified Nigerian students in Nigerian public tertiary institutions to participate in the 2017/2018 selection interviews for scholarship awards tenable in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
NAIJ.com gathered that application forms are available online at www.education.gov.ng and can be completed and printed by prospective candidates for endorsement by their head of departments and registrars of their institutions.
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