The Lagos state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan has said that Yoruba Language will now become a major requirement to engage in normal business communication in Lagos state and to preserve and promote the language in all schools across the state
Recall that Lagos state government had enacted a law that makes it compulsory for all candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the state to have a credit in Yoruba Language. The law became effective in the second week of February 2018.
The Yoruba Language Preservation and Promotion Law also provides that all state-owned tertiary institutions are to incorporate the use of Yoruba Language in the General Studies courses.
The law also mandates both private and public primary and secondary schools in Lagos to include the teaching of Yoruba Language as a core subject.
Explaining the importance of the law, the commissioner for information and strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan said, “The Yoruba language has become mandatory for all candidates seeking admission into our tertiary institutions, and will now become a major requirement to engage in normal business communication in Lagos State.”
Bamigbetan said anyone seeking admission into the Lagos State University, Lagos State Polytechnic, Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos State School of Nursing and Lagos State College of Health Technology, among others, must have credit in the Yoruba Language.
