One of the painful legacy of Colonization is that speaking in indigenious languages in schools was considered anathema . Many today are still ashamed to be caught speaking their mother tongues, for fear of being called “illiterate,” uncivilized”, “primitive”, and “not forward looking”. This even extends to children's hatred of their language and cultural heritage. Language is the cornerstone of development, and every language is a carrier and repository of a people’s philosophy, history, psychology, religion, politics and art. The preservation, study, and use of one's language, and the demonstration and projection of the scope of knowledge it embodies is foundational to developing successful political, social and educational structures, vital to building a lasting and progressive society.

In Nigeria, many tend to see English language as posh and often relegate their local language to the background . The extent of one’s language is the extent of his world. The success of a civilization is dependent on the preservation of its cultural, political and economic integrity. Language is the cornerstone of development, and every language is a carrier and repository of a people’s philosophy, history, psychology, religion, politics and art.

This is a project aims to revive linguistic inclusivity between the English and Nigeria cultures and to foster cultural integration by engaging, teaching and training  young people  who are domicile in the United Kingdom to speak their indigenious languages and tell their cultural stories in their aboriginal languages. We shall continually organise a Nigerian-British Evening, which would consist of exhibitions, talks, documentaries .

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