- 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
- Ogbonnaya Onu who announced the plan said the specific subjects will be taught in pupils' and students' indigenous languages
- He said the capacity developed by the committee will serve as an effective tool for teaching these subjects
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.
READ ALSO: UPDATED: Angry naval officers ‘burn three policemen alive’ in Calabar (photos)
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.
READ ALSO: After sit-at-home protest, Nnamdi Kanu sends POWERFUL message to school children, others
“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.
PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 new app
He further added that some graduates find it difficult to get jobs because the nation imports everything needed for its development.
NAIJ.com had earlier reported how a little girl from one of the local schools won N6 million in a Mathematics competition.
The girl, Morufat Lawal, Fiditi, Afijio local government in Oyo state beat several students from private and public schools to win the N6 million scholarship award.
Watch this NAIJ.com video of applicants lamenting over JAMB registration hassles:
