The recent statement by Nigeria’s Imo State government making it compulsory to study the Igbo language at all levels of education in the state is one in a string of similar pronouncements since ...

Portuguese influence contributes to why these Nigerian cities speak dope pidgin. Also called, ‘broken’, it is an English-based Creole that has been adopted as a pseudo-lingua franca or nationally ...

'Oloture' a movie on Netflix was made in Pidgin [Photo: Courtesy] Nigerian Pidgin English has been accepted as a foreign language for the Oscars, one of the most prestigious film industry awards.

There are over 500 indigenous languages currently spoken in Nigeria. However, the official language is English. The other major languages spoken in Nigeria are: Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Ibibio, Edo, ...

A United States–based language expert, Dr. Foluso Okebiorun, has called for the inclusion of Nigerian Pidgin English in the national school curriculum, describing the language as a vital unifying ...

Language is an essential part of culture, with all 54 countries in Africa having many distinct methods of communication. That ...

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The Nigerian pidgin English has become Nigeria’s unofficial language. Almost every Nigerian has come to accept and love it as part of their identity. A Nigerian who doesn’t speak pidgin well is almost ...

The greeting "namaste" associated with yoga and the Pidgin word for trouble, "wahala", widely used across the world thanks to Afrobeats, speak to Indian and Nigerian influences on the English language ...

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