Relationships between languages have existed for hundreds of years. Think of the word “restaurant,” borrowed from the French language into English. Today, this loanword — a word adopted from one ...

The Lagos State House of Assembly recently passed a bill to make Yoruba language compulsory in all schools in the state in both public and private schools. Sina Fadare asks if there is any ray of hope ...

There is no gain saying that parents are struggling to keep the local languages alive in today’s world. To ensure that Yoruba Language is kept alive, photographer and CEO of Camara Studios, Mrs.

Check out the Nigerian languages that are widely spoken around the world. Yoruba is one of the most widely spoken Nigerian languages, heard in Togo, North America, UK and Europe. A Adaobi Onyeakagbu ...

The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), a non-profit newsroom committed to promoting good governance and ...

Typing Nigerian languages, such as Yorùbá and Igbo, is usually a challenge as most keyboards are not equipped for the tonality that characterizes them. These technical barriers have been a source of ...

Netflix historical drama “Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman,” will become only the the second Yoruba-language film to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, after Tunde Kelani’s “Abeni” ...

Efforts to promote Nigerian languages are being ignored by educators and local politicians. But Nigerian Pidgin, spoken by about half the population of the country, is widely used by young people in ...