The Nigerian government on Wednesday,
May 31, said primary and secondary schools
will begin to teach core subjects, including
Mathematics and Sciences in local
languages.
The minister of science and technology
Ogbonnaya
Onu who announced the plan
said the specific subjects will be taught in
pupils' and students' indigenous languages.
Onu who spoke at the inauguration of the
inter-ministerial committee in teaching
Mathematics and Science Subjects in local
language said the committee would
develop the level at which the local
languages will be used.
He said the capacity developed by the
committee will serve as an effective tool for
teaching these subjects. The minister also said that it is expected
that the project will help the students have
a better understanding of the subjects
being thought while promoting the use of
science and technology for national
development.
Ogbonnaya Onu who announced the plan
said the specific subjects will be taught in
pupils' and students' indigenous languages
"For us to build the country of our dreams,
for us to make Nigeria a truly great nation,
a nation that is able to feed and house its
citizens, a nation with a stable currency, we
must embrace science and technology.
"Nigeria will remain dependent nation if the
citizens did not embrace science and
technology, because no nation can become
great without science and technology," Onu
said. "If Nigeria is to be great then, Nigerians
must embrace science and technology.
"The socio-economic challenges we are
facing in the country is as a result of
inadequate application of science and
technology," he said. He further added that some graduates find
it difficult to get jobs because the nation
imports everything needed for its
development
