The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a big batch of Nigerian words to its new edition, in recognition of the way people from the African country have helped to shape the English language. The ...

Everywhere English goes it is corrupted and refurbished to suit the people there and Nigeria is no exception. With the advent of pidgin, which is like the official ‘street’ language in Nigeria, many ...

Some common Nigerian English words have made their way into the Oxford English dictionary for the first time. The dictionary, in its monthly update, said Nigerians had continued to make distinctive ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — In Nigeria, people felicitate the successful, police open cans of worms on cutlass-brandishing miscreants, and the criminal rascals meet their Waterloo. Touts, urchins, and heaps of ...

It is now official that a total of 29 Nigerian words and expressions have been added to arguably the world’s most popular English dictionary. Oxford dictionary (Premium Times) In a release note on ...

Words indigenous to Nigeria such as 'Japa', 'Agbero', 'Suya', 'Abi' and others have now found a home in the latest published update of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The updated published ...

‘Kannywood,’ which refers to the film industry in northern Nigeria and ‘mama put,’ a colloquial for road-side local restaurant, are among 29 Nigerian words that appeared in the January update of ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a big batch of Nigerian words to its new edition, in recognition of the way people from the African country have helped to shape the English language.