ESUT Monitor

Department of Mass Communication

Tunji Alausa

FG Bans Teaching in Indigenous Languages, Declares English-Only Policy in Nigerian Schools

By Agency Report The Federal Government has abolished the use of indigenous languages as a medium of instruction in Nigerian schools, making English the sole language of teaching from early childhood to tertiary level. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa,…

REVEALED: Nigeria Federal University Where Staff Are More Than Students

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has revealed that a federal university in Nigeria has about 1,200 staff members despite having less than 800 students. Mr Alausa’s comments came as he tried to justify the Nigerian government’s decision to place…