YORUBA LANGUAGE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION LAW

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LAWS OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

YORUBA LANGUAGE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION LAW, 2018

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Interpretation.

2.       Teaching of Yoruba Language in Schools

3.       Yoruba Language to be an acceptable means of Communication

4.       Yoruba Language to be an acceptable means of Communication

5.       Acceptability of Yoruba for Entry into Tertiary Institutions in the State.

6.       Compliance.

7.       Offences and Penalties.

8.       Citation and Commencement

YORUBA LANGUAGE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION LAW

A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE USE OF YORUBA LANGUAGE IN LAGOS STATE AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES.

[Commencement]                     (8th February 2018)

The Lagos State House of Assembly enacts as follows:

Interpretation.

1.       In this Law, unless the context otherwise requires- “Governor” means the   Governor of Lagos State;

“Offender” includes individual(s), Schools or Corporate Organisations; “State” means Lagos State of Nigeria;

“Schools” means all Public and Privately owned Primary and Secondary Schools in the State;

“Persons” includes Teachers, Head Teachers, Head Masters, Head Mistresses, Principals, Proprietress, and Head of Organisations; and

“Ministry” means Ministry of Education.

Teaching of Yoruba Language in Schools

2.       As from the commencement of this Law all-

(1)     Schools in the State shall include the teaching of Yoruba Language as a core subject at all levels; (2)     State owned tertiary institutions shall incorporate the use of Yoruba Language as a Course Unit into the    General Nigeria Studies (GNS).

LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA