Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a bill making the
teaching of Yoruba language compulsory in schools in the state, Today
News reported.
The bill was passed into law on Thursday after it successfully scaled through the third reading on the floor of the House.
The bill makes the teaching of Yoruba language compulsory both in
private and public schools in the state. It also makes it a core subject
at all levels.
On Thursday, the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, ordered the
Clerk of the House, Azeez Sanni, to send a clean draft copy of the bill
to the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, for assent.
Meanwhile, the bill also mandates state-owned tertiary institutions
in the state to incorporate the use of the language as a course unit
into their General Nigeria Studies, GNS.
The bill indicates a fine of N500,000 for a corporate offender
while any school in the state which fails to comply with the law faces
closure and a fine of N250,000.
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