As part of its mandate to ensure the preservation of cultural practices, the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) in Adamawa has trained 80 people in different indigenous languages from January to November 2020.
Mrs. Jane Anigala, NICO Director in Adamawa told newsmen on Tuesday in Yola that the institute has the mandate of orienting Nigerians on cultural values.
“Some of our languages are going into extinction and we want to encourage people to come and learn them.
“We were not able to train more people due to the COVID-19 challenge and currently the training is still ongoing at the military barracks apart from the weekend program”. She said.
NICO Director encouraged parents to bring their children and wards during the long vacation to learn more indigenous languages at an early age.
Anigala added that the Institute also has the mandate to sensitize people to shun harmful cultural practices and embrace those that would promote the image of Nigeria.
“For now, we have four languages; Fulfulde, Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo and we were able to train 80 people, for free because it’s part of our mandate”. She said
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