In an effort to make French the primary language of communication in Nigeria, France claims to have allocated €600,000 for investments there.
Projects to make French the primary language of communication in Nigeria's secondary schools and public spaces have been officially initiated by the French Embassy in Nigeria.
At the FSPI, Blatmann said the task was intended to fortify French educators in the country through an extraordinary asset known as the uja.
She stated that the FSPI project would facilitate the program's deployment in 50 schools in five states, Enugu, Plateau, Oyo, Lagos, and Abuja, where local partners have expressed a desire to intensify educational cooperation efforts.
The ambassador said:
“The Embassy of France in Nigeria officially sets in motion a new project entitled ‘French in Nigeria, the language of communication and capacity building,’ financed by a special fund called ‘Solidarity Funds for Innovative Projects (FSPI’ in French) to the sum of €600,000.“This project, with the slogan “À toi le micro, Naija” (the mic is yours, Naija), aims at positioning French as a real language of communication in secondary schools and in the Nigerian public space, by supporting the training of secondary school teachers in Nigeria and creating a network of media platforms using the French language.“In line with the foregoing, this FSPI project will make it possible to deploy a program for 50 schools in five States in which local partners have clearly expressed the desire to intensify educational cooperation actions: Enugu, Plateau, Oyo, FCT, and Lagos.“These schools will benefit directly from a pilot initiative involving teacher training in France and in Nigeria, and the purchase of books and computer equipment.”
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