The Lagos State University (LASU) inba recent development driven at preserving richness of Nigeria’s cultural heritage, has announced the inclusion of Yoruba Language as a compulsory course for all its students.
Effectively, the new course added to the school’s curriculum from the 2023/2024 academic session is titled GNS 104 (Yoruba Language Studies).
LASU’s decision to introduce this course aligns with the broader national effort to preserve Nigeria’s diverse linguistic and cultural heritage.
The course, Yoruba Language Studies, is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the Yoruba language, one of Nigeria’s prominent indigenous languages.
It aims to equip students with language skills, cultural knowledge, and historical context, fostering a deeper appreciation for the Yoruba culture.
Speaking on the development, Professor T.M Salisu, the Dean of LASU Faculty of Arts and Humanities, expressed his enthusiasm for the introduction of the course. He emphasized its potential to strengthen students’ connections to their roots and promote cultural diversity.
“GNS 104 will not only enhance language proficiency but also encourage a more profound understanding of the Yoruba people, their customs, and traditions,” he stated.
The Yoruba Language Studies course will cover various aspects of Yoruba culture, including language structure, literature, history, folklore, and contemporary issues.
It will be open to students from all faculties as part of the General Nigerian Studies (GNS) program, reflecting LASU’s commitment to interdisciplinary learning.
Recall that the Lagos state assembly in conscious efforts to preserve Yoruba culture, heritage, and the use of the language in public places passed a bill in 2017 that made teaching of Yoruba compulsory for all schools in the state.
The assembly early this year also started using the Yoruba language for legislative activities
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Naira Scarcity: Deputy Bursar Of A Nigerian University Slumps, Dies While On Queue Inside Bank
The Deputy Bursar of Lagos State University (LASU), Johnson Adesola Ademola, has reportedly lost his life in a bank.
Report has it that Ademola slumped and died inside a bank.
He died on Monday February 20, 2023 while he was on a queue willing to withdraw the sum of N5,000 at new generation within the school campus.
Sources that witnessed the scenario revealed that he’s been on the queue since 6am in the morning and suddenly slumped.

The sources said he was reportedly hospitalized and eventually gave up the ghost.
It was reported that his dead body was deposited at the state morgue at the time of filing this report.
Naira Scarcity: Husband mourns as pregnant wife rejected by hospital dies at home
A pregnant woman reportedly lost her life in Kaduna, some days ago, owing to the scarcity of new naira notes in banks.
It was gathered that the couple who resided in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State, were not able to make a payment (deposit) required by the hospital because of the scarcity of the new naira notes in bank.
The hospital refused to treat her following their inability to make the required payment owing to the scarcity of new naira notes.
While commenting on the death of his wife, the husband, Auta said, “I ran to my bank to withdraw money but was told no money. I went back looking for POS operators, but I could not find any because, since the issue of new currency began, most POS operator locked up their business centre