By Chinyere Nwachukwu
A total of 40 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) were among the 552 students of the Confucius Institute of the University of Lagos(Unilag) who were awarded certificates for proficiency in Chinese Language on Tuesday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officers had undergone the course alongside 24 staff of the university and other members of the public.
NAN also reports that 24 out of the graduating students were awarded scholarship to further their studies in Chinese language.
The Controller of Immigration, Lagos Zone, Helen Onwuzulike, told NAN on the sidelines of the graduation ceremony that interactions between NIS and other countries had increased significantly, adding that this explained the need to learn major foreign languages.
“We are having a lot of bilateral agreements with these countries and in a bid to further strengthen the ties, we decided…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
