The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, stated this over the weekend when he spoke with some students of Ekulu Primary School in Enugu, Enugu State.
According to him, the new policy would increase student’s interest in the subjects, as well promote “the application of science and technology for national development”.
“These pupils grow up with their indigenous languages at home before they start going to school where they are now taught in foreign languages,” he said.
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“So, we have observed that there is a challenge to understand the foreign languages first before they could even start understanding what they are being taught.
“We believe that this plan will help our students to understand mathematics and the science subjects, and also promote the application of science and technology for national development.”