French is to become Nigeria’s second language as France invests €600,000 to push the agenda. The French Embassy in Nigeria has formally launched initiatives that aim to establish French as a language of communication in secondary schools and throughout the country’s public spaces.
The project, according to Emmanuella Blatmann, the ambassador to France in Nigeria, aims to support the nation’s French instructors through a unique fund known as the Solidarity Funds for Innovative Projects (FSPI).
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French in Nigeria for communication and capacity building, she stated, is a new project that the French Embassy in Nigeria wants to launch formally and it would be funded by a special fund called the Solidarity Funds for innovative project.
An amount of €600,000 is designated as “Funds for Innovative Projects” (FSPI). The goal of this project, which goes by the catchphrase “toi le micro, Naija” (the mic is yours, Naija), is to establish French as a legitimate language of communication in secondary schools and in Nigerian public spaces by assisting secondary school teachers in Nigeria with their professional development and by establishing a network of French-language media platforms.
The startup invests N4 billion to expand e-commerce in Nigeria. In keeping with the aforementioned, this FSPI project would enable the deployment of a program for 50 schools in five states—Enugu, Plateau, Oyo, FCT, and Lagos—where local partners have demonstrated a clear desire to strengthen educational cooperation initiatives.
These schools will get immediate advantages from a The pilot program, which includes teacher trainings in France and Nigeria as well as the acquisition of books and computer equipment, will directly assist these schools.
Five radio stations (FM and web) that already broadcast content in French in Nigeria and will work with the pilot schools will also be linked.
Additionally, practice opportunities for adults and kids will be developed through educational programs. Workshops on podcast production, differently, and the language would help students advance their digital and cross-curricular skills.
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The Nigerian French Language Village in Badagry will be able to build a cutting-edge resource center thanks to this funding, and this inter-university facility will become a leading hub for teacher preparation.
Additionally, a cooperation will be established with the University of Caen, a school that specializes in the French language teaching program.
