Yansh, Nigeria’s Most Famous Linguistic Export, Now in the Dictionary By Farooq Kperogi I started writing a short, casual ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with the addition of 24 Nigerian words and expressions such as “nyash, ...

There are over 500 indigenous languages currently spoken in Nigeria. However, the official language is English. The other major languages spoken in Nigeria are: Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Ibibio, Edo, ...

Film executive, Mo Abudu reportedly wrote a letter of justification to the Academy which was recently approved. According to 'Oloture' film director, Kenneth Gyang, top film executive, Mo Abudu helped ...

The greeting "namaste" associated with yoga and the Pidgin word for trouble, "wahala", widely used across the world thanks to ...

A United States–based language expert, Dr. Foluso Okebiorun, has called for the inclusion of Nigerian Pidgin English in the national school curriculum, describing the language as a vital unifying ...

Words like Troway are an amalgam of "Throw" and Away", but how did we come about "Dormot"? The obvious explanation would be that when confronted with the overwhelming presence of English-speaking ...

Alongside the internet’s growth in developing countries, new challenges surrounding how social media is used to spread mis- and disinformation have emerged. In Africa, fact checkers are combating this ...

LAGOS, July 14 (Reuters) - At the Heavenly Citizen's Church in Lagos, the pastor and congregation have adopted a new tool to help them understand Christian scripture: the first Bible translated into ...

Controversial British media personality, Piers Morgan insulted a Nigerian in Nigerian pidgin English as they argued about the match between Nigeria and Argentina. During the World Cup game, Piers didn ...