Another fwd from lgpolicy-list on the topic of Nigerian language policy
NERDC Inaugurates Language Policy C'ttee
>From Bukola Olatunji in Abuja, 07.15.2010
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=178346
Following a roundtable of stakeholders on the development of a language
policy aimed at sustaining the country's 500 languages, which was organised
by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
recently, the Council has inaugurated a 21-member National Technical
Committee on the Development of a National Language Policy. Executive
Secretary of NERDC, Prof. Godswill Obioma, who inaugurated the committee in
Abuja yesterday said it has three months to develop a Draft National Policy,
which should lead to the production of "a Language Policy for Nigeria that
is comprehensive, simple, well articulated, well structured, implementable
and acceptable nationally."
The committee is chaired by a Board member of the NERDC and President of the
Linguistic Association Nigeria (LAN), Prof. Halliru A. Amfani. Other
members, representing the six geo-political zones were drawn from the French
and Arabic Language Villages, NERDC, LAN members in universities and
colleges of education, other professional experts as well as the Ministries
of Education, Information and Culture and Tourism. Amfani said the committee
will consult with stakeholders in the six-geopolitical zones for input into
the document.
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