Federal Government Introduces Sign Language In Schools

The Federal Government has revealed that it has established a argumentation to institutionalise the teaching and learning of motion connection successful each basal acquisition schools crossed Nigeria.

The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, stated this yesterday portion commemorating the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child, with the taxable “Lead a Change: Learn Sign Language Today.”

She besides reaffirmed the committedness of the Federal Government to inclusive education, particularly the acquisition of girls successful the country, noting that the authorities has continued to put truthful overmuch successful the acquisition and empowerment of the miss child.

Garba said the authorities recognised that acquisition was the large equaliser, and inclusion is its backbone, hence it is moving intimately with the applicable stakeholders to guarantee nary kid is near behind.

According to her, the celebration’s taxable is simply a clarion call, a bold and indispensable reminder that inclusive connection is not conscionable a courtesy but a close and that the authorities indispensable guarantee that each girl, including the hearing-impaired, is seen, heard, and empowered to pb change.

“We observe not lone the imaginable of the miss child, but we besides reaffirm our corporate work to amplify her voice, support her dignity, and equip her for enactment careless of her abilities oregon challenges.

“Today, we instrumentality that committedness further by championing motion connection learning successful our basal acquisition schools. This does not downplay challenges faced by persons with different disabilities, but demonstrates that collectively we tin marque the satellite a amended spot for each different if we try.

“I would similar to punctual you that a argumentation is already successful spot to institutionalise the teaching and learning of motion connection successful each basal acquisition schools crossed Nigeria.”

Minister of State for Education Professor Suwaiba Ahmad, for her part, said the existent medication of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would bash each it could to region barriers, widen access, and guarantee that each girl, careless of ability, background, oregon circumstance, has a voice, a spot astatine the table, and a way to occurrence successful acquisition and life.

“This infinitesimal reaffirms our nation’s committedness to inclusive education, to the rights of persons with disabilities, and to the expansive imaginable of each miss learner.”