In a world where mother tongues are rapidly fading, UK-based Nigerian Modupe Olagunju has found it imperative to unveil Àṣàlẹwà, a centre for Yoruba distance learning to bridge the gap. In this ...

THE pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, expressed worry about the decline in the use and mastery of the Yoruba language among the Yoruba people in South-West Nigeria. To ...

Dr. Ajibade, a Nigerian-born linguist, researcher, and Yoruba instructor is revolutionizing the teaching of Yoruba at Indiana University Bloomington and beyond. Through his innovative psycholinguistic ...

FROM my name, it is clear that I am Yoruba and from this point of view alone, it is strange that I should be talking about encounters with what should come to me naturally. But looking back, I can say ...

'Je Ka Kawe', was recently presented to the Lagos State Government. It is the Early Grade Reading, Teaching and Learning Materials in Yoruba language, developed by United State Agency for ...

Philip Akoda is one of the faces of digital language preservation in Africa. Through his startup, The African Languages Project (AFLANG), he has championed several projects aimed at preserving African ...

Nigerian middle and upper classes increasingly speak English with their children. Linguists and writers worry about the survival of native languages, especially in the south. Titilope Keshinro, a ...

Lagos politicians, including Lanre Sunmi Odesanya, Mrs. Adefunmilayo Tejuoso, Tolani Ali-Balogun and Moshood Mayegun yesterday called for the preservation of Yoruba language to prevent its extinction.