French language to feature in 2014 UTME –Minister of Education

Federal Government on Thursday said intending candidates in the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can put in for French Language, as it will feature in the forth-coming examination. Minister of Education, Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, stated this in Abuja, while giving in a farewell message to the out-going French Language Project Manager in Nigeria, Jean-Phillipe Roy. She said partnership between the France Government and Nigeria has brought about a review in the subject, hence its application, which is to take effect in the UTME from 2014.
According to her, being multilingual in the 21st century is essential as it helps one to operate more effectively in a world society. She reeled out areas of assistance by the French Government to Nigeria, some of which include scholarship to 16 indigent French teachers to France for a month programme, supply of books to schools, creation of French language project office in the ministry, among others.



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