The Consul-General of China in Lagos, Ms Yan Yuqing, has advocated the expansion of Mandarin language teaching in Nigerian schools.
Yuqing spoke during a visit to Grace Schools, Lagos, where she interacted with pupils learning Mandarin as part of the school’s foreign language programme.
Grace Schools began teaching Mandarin as a subject 16 years ago.
According to her, China already supports Mandarin education in Nigeria through the Confucius Institute at the University of Lagos and Chinese language classrooms in primary and secondary schools.
“I am happy to visit Grace School. I can see that many Nigerian students like the Chinese language, culture, history and people. Children are the hope of every nation, and I am glad to hear many of them say they dream of visiting China,” she said.
She commended the pupils for their proficiency in Mandarin and expressed optimism that more Nigerian students would study and work in
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