30 October 2026
Universities

NOUN Professor Highlights Global Rise of Nigerian Pidgin

A professor of linguistics at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Christine Iyetunde Ofulue, has described Nigerian Pidgin as one of the fastest-growing languages in the world, spoken by as many as 120 million people. Delivering NOUN’s 35th inaugural lecture in Abuja, titled “Reclaiming Marginalised Voices: Intersections of Diversity and Educational Spaces,” Ofulue said

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Nigerian Pidgin Now Africa’s Top Language

Nigerian Pidgin has become the most spoken language in Africa, with 121 million people using it in 2025. This is based on new data from Ethnologue shared by Visual Capitalist. Even though only 5 million speak it as their first language, about 116 million speak it as a second language. This shows how fast Pidgin

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