The Nigerian government has reversed its controversial national language policy, scrapping the use of mother-tongue languages as the medium of instruction in primary schools. Instead, English will now be reinstated as the language of teaching across all primary and secondary levels.

Nigeria Reverses National Language Policy | Mother-Tongue Teaching Scrapped

Along with English, Mandarin Chinese and Hindi are also widely spoken languages in the world as of 2025. Let's find out which top 5 languages are widely spoken and which is at the top of the list?

The world’s 5 most spoken languages in 2025 — Check if your language is on the list?

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) will be shortened by an hour starting on July 26 of this year, according to the Education Testing Service (ETS).

TOEFL to be shortened by an hour from July, test takers to receive real-time score card

One of the coalition parties of the ruling government has proposed that English be adopted as the second official language of Germany in a bid to attract more skilled labourers from other English speaking nations in the European country.

Calls grow to make English the second official language of Germany to attract skilled workers

Following a wave of complaints from concerned parents, the Chinese education ministry shot down a proposal by the lawmakers that seeks to undermine learning English at schools in favour of promoting Chinese culture.

Chinese lawmakers’ proposal for learning local culture instead of English in schools leads to outcry

When you fluff up pillows on your well-worn sofa, or turn your shirt sleeves up just-so, or sprinkle some spices over your morning eggs, you may be engaging in the art of the “jeuje.

'Jeuje,' 'Zhoosh,' 'Zhuzh': A word of many spellings, and meanings

A lot is being said about a proposed Australian law that is about immigration. Australia wants foreign spouses of existing residents to know basic English and wants spouses to pass an English test when applying for immigration to Australia.

Australia asks foreign spouses to clear basic English test; critics call it 'racist'

April 23 was chosen as World English Day because it is the date 'traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare'

On World English Day, take a quick quiz on the language