{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"World Education Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org","author_name":"GEM Report","author_url":"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/author\/admin\/","title":"Unlocking potential amid Nigeria\u2019s return to English-only education - World Education Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NZgGRr3SYb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/2026\/04\/22\/unlocking-potential-amid-nigerias-return-to-english-only-education\/\">Unlocking potential amid Nigeria\u2019s return to English-only education<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/2026\/04\/22\/unlocking-potential-amid-nigerias-return-to-english-only-education\/embed\/#?secret=NZgGRr3SYb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Unlocking potential amid Nigeria\u2019s return to English-only education&#8221; &#8212; World Education Blog\" data-secret=\"NZgGRr3SYb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/world-education-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/51732403535_e3512e8ed9_k.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":1463,"description":"In November 2025, the Federal Government reinstated English as the exclusive medium of instruction at all levels. While English already functions as Nigeria\u2019s official language, this decision reversed the 2022 National Language Policy, which sought to preserve indigenous languages and promote their inclusion in education. The 2022 policy was welcomed as a long-overdue effort to align schooling with Nigeria\u2019s extraordinary linguistic diversity, over 500 languages, and to address the absence of a coherent national language framework."}