Nigeria signs agreement on study of French

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Minister of Education Rukayyatu Rufai By Maryam Garba Hassan

Nigerian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the French government on the study of French language in the nation's schools.

Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai, signed the agreement on behalf of Nigeria at a ceremony in Abuja yesterday while a French Consultant, Genevieve Causse, signed on behalf of his country.

According to Mr. Jean-Philppe Roy, the French Project Manager, the team was in Nigeria for the evaluation of the first and second phase of the project called "Nigeria French language Project which started 10 years ago and ended last year.

He said that the third phase of the project would be launched soon.

According to Cause, the French government appreciates the support the Nigerian government gives to learning of the language in schools.

Causse further explained that 23, 900 teachers were trained in the last five years while there are 7500 French teachers teaching the language in the country.

Dr. Irene Udousoro, Associate Professor of French at the University of Uyo, who said the team is advocating for French language to become the second language in Nigerian schools.

She noted that the team has been to Enugu, Lagos and Abuja to encourage and improve the study of French language.

Responding, the Minster assured the envoy that government would encourage the study of French.

However, according to her, government cannot make the study of French compulsory.

According to the Minister, "learning of the language is imperative to the Nigerian system of education considering the bordering countries.

"Some of our schools in Nigeria value French and it is of benefit to our students though we cannot make it a compulsory subject but we will do our best to support it."

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[Folami David]

French is a language everyone would love to learn anytime anyday. I know some peeps in Nigeria that love French as a langauge.....

[Folami David]