Nigerian Schools to Teach Maths & Science Subjects in Indigenous Languages – Minister of Science & Technology Ogbonnaya Onu

The Nigerian government on Wednesday, May 31, in Abuja, 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 this at the inauguration of inter-ministerial committee in teaching of Mathematics and Science subjects in Local languages said the committee would help to develop the capacity of the local languages to serve as effective tools for teaching mathematics and science subjects.

Guardian reports that the inter-ministerial committee involved Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education.

The minister also said that it is expected that the project will help the students have a better understanding of the subjects being taught while promoting the use of science and technology for national development.

He also expressed concern of the government over the low interest in mathematics and the science subjects by students.

Onu said various countries like India, China adopted a related strategy by teaching mathematics and the science subjects in their indigenous languages at the primary school level.

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He added that those countries were making advancement in science and technology.

”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.