While speaking to press in Abuja on Tuesday, Mr Garba Abari, the Directot General of the National Orientation Agency urged Nigerians to desist from calling Nigeria as Naija. This he said will keep it’s originality as remix of the country’s name is not in its good interest.
He added that the agency in all its advocacy visits insist on the country being called Nigeria and not naija.
“So, our schools have a role to play in this; the media itself has also got a very fundamental role to play because it is the media that helps in the propagation of this kind of misnomer.“All of us, as individuals, as corporate organisations, as media, whether broadcast, print or online, must wake up to the reality.“That the more we use these misnomers referring to our country, the fallout of it is that, a significant percentage of our younger ones will not even remember that Nigeria is the original name of our country. “I want to appeal to all Nigerians, young and old to always refer to our country as Nigeria,” he said.
Lastly he called for parents to discourage children from using the word Naija.
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