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BUK Honours European Professor Who Has Taught Hausa For 50 Years
Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has organised a two-day international conference on Hausa studies in appreciating of the contribution of a Polish scholar, Nina Pawlak, who has spent 50 years researching and teaching Hausa and other African languages.
Ms Pawlak, a professor of Linguistics at the University of Warsaw, Poland, supervised the PhD theses of BUK scholars Hafizu Miko Yakasai and Isah Yusuf Chamo and served as external examiner for Yakubu Magaji Azare, another BUK professor.
The two-day conference which opened on Tuesday was hosted by BUK’s Centre for Research in Nigerian Languages, Translation & Folklore, in collaboration with the Departments of Nigerian Languages and Linguistics & Foreign Languages.
While declaring the conference open, BUK vice chancellor, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, described Pawlak as a prolific scholar who had dedicated her life to the study and teaching of Hausa language, and expressed the university’s appreciation for her contributions.
“I am honoured and excited to deliver to you the gratitude of this university for your unending support; for our many scholars you have trained, supervised, assessed and supported; for the collaborations you have nurtured and sustained; for the books and publications we have exchanged; and for the hosting and visits.
“I also extend to you the gratitude of our students and scholars for the knowledge you produced; and the gratitude of our entire society for the work you have done to keep our language and heritage on top of the chart – alive, well and evolving,” he said.
In her response, Professor Pawlak said she devoted her entire academic career to the study of Hausa language as a means of promoting understanding between African and European nations.
“After my retirement next year, I intend to write a Hausa-Polish dictionary for learners of the Hausa language in Poland, my country,” she said.
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the planned increase in electricity and telecom tariffs as unconscionable.
The statement comes after the telecoms regulator last week approved the increase in mobile tariffs.
The federal government also recently said that plans were ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months.”
However, Sani, who said the government’s plan is unreasonable, insisted that it should be halted.
The ex-lawmaker also expressed his support for the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the scheduled protest against the government’s proposal, calling it a welcome development.
“The planned increase in electricity tariffs in the midst of poor power supply and the proposal to increase telecom tariffs is unconscionable and should be halted. The scheduled labour union protest is a welcome development,” he posted on X.
The United States President, Donald Trump, has revealed his decision to cut off all future funding to South Africa, citing poor treatment of “certain classes of people.”
Trump made this known on Sunday in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform.
According to Trump, South Africa was seizing land and mistreating some citizens without concern for the violations of their rights.
“South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY.
“I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” Trump wrote.
Reports suggest that the American leader may be defending White South Africans, some of whom have alleged that the South African policy is unfair to them.
There are indications that the federal government will on Monday meet with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to stop the planned Tuesday nationwide protest against the 50 percent telecommunications tariff hike.
A reliable source familiar with the matter, who preferred anonymity, disclosed this on Monday morning, noting that the meeting between the NLC leadership and the federal government is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Monday.
The source said the meeting was a “dialogue on matters of national interest as it affects Nigerian workers.”
According to the source, it will be an inter-ministerial meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), purposely to resolve issues raised by the NLC concerning the federal government’s approved upward adjustment to telecommunications tariffs, which the NLC, its allies, and others are vehemently opposing.
This comes as the NLC is already mobilizing workers for a mass protest tomorrow (February 4) against the 50 percent tariff hike approval.
On Thursday last week, in a letter to affiliate unions and state councils, NLC General Secretary Emma Ugboaja urged them to mobilize other Nigerians to send a serious message to the government.
The planned protest follows the 50 percent telecom tariff approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on January 20, 2025.
The approval had sparked widespread rejection among telecom subscribers.
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