Languages and Humanities in the Nigerian Curriculum

The Nigerian curriculum gives a strong place to language. Alongside English, learners can study French and Arabic, and the three major Nigerian languages recognised in the national framework: Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba.

Learning a Nigerian language supports cultural identity and communication. Schools that offer Hausa, Igbo, or Yoruba do so as part of the broader national curriculum while keeping English as the shared language of instruction.

French is taught in many Nigerian schools as a second language, and Arabic is offered in schools with the relevant demand, particularly alongside Islamic Studies.

Literature in English complements the English Language curriculum by introducing learners to prose, poetry, and drama, and to the works expected for national examinations.

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