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There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.
Some who are from a non-Urdu background now can read and write only Urdu. With such a large number of people(s) speaking Urdu, the language has acquired a peculiar Pakistani flavor further distinguishing it from the Urdu spoken by native speakers, resulting in more diversity within the language. [148] [clarification needed]
Pages in category "Daily newspapers published in Nigeria" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "English-language newspapers published in Nigeria" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Daily Inqilab was a pre-Partition [2] Lahore based newspaper. [3] [4] [5] The newspaper was founded by Maulana Ghulam Rasool Mehr and Abdul Majeed Salik. The Daily Inqilab started on 4 April 1927 and was dated 2 April 1927, however, all newspapers printed with the date two days ahead. The first newspaper was published with 10 thousand copies.
It is the most comprehensive dictionary in the history of Urdu language. [citation needed] It is published by the Urdu Lughat Board, Karachi. The dictionary was edited by the honorary director general of the board Maulvi Abdul Haq who had already been working on an Urdu dictionary since the establishment of the Urdu Dictionary Board, Karachi ...
The newspaper Ausaf is also being published from Karachi and Peshawar since 2015. It is the fastest-growing Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan. [1] Ausaf Group of Newspapers is the first-ever group that has managed to establish two overseas editions (Frankfurt and London). Daily Ausaf was inaugurated on 25 December 1997 from Islamabad. [2]
BBC News Pidgin is an online news service in West African Pidgin English that was launched by the BBC World Service in 2017. [1] [2] It is based in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]Pidgin, first used by British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century, has become one of the most widely spoken languages in West Africa, with up to 75 million speakers in Nigeria alone.