Gambia to Drop English as Official Language

Gambia is set to drop English as official language very soon, Yahya Jammeh, Gambia’s President said in an address last week. He explained, “We no longer believe that for you to be a government, you should speak a foreign language. We are going to speak our own language.” The country’s 1.9 million people are known […]

Summer Series: Camps for Your Kids!

The holiday season is here again. For the students, it is time to play and relax after the stress of the school year. It’s the period they’ve been waiting for, when they can sleep freely without the unwanted wake-up calls.  For some parents, this may be a temporary relief from the hassles of school runs. […]

Lagos State To Introduce Mandarin Into Language Curriculum For Schools.

By David Stephen. The Lagos state government is set to introduce Chinese official language – Mandarin – studies, into the curriculum of public schools from next session. This is a result of a partnership between the Lagos Government and the Chinese Confucius Institute, in Lagos. The move, according to the Lagos Commissioner for Education Mrs. […]