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Nigeria Ends Mother-Tongue Instruction, Adopts English-Only Policy in Schools
(westafricaweekly.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2025
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This is probably a good thing for the education system and a bad thing for lots of minority languages.
Teachers will have a nearly infinitely larger pool of material, without the need to translate it, and Nigeria will be able to hire foreign teachers if necessary. Nigeria is one of the world’s fastest growing countries and will be an even more significant immigration target in the future, so schools that are accessible to foreign teachers and students will be a blessing.