Spread across many regions in Africa, Hausas are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, though the largest concentration of the tribe are found in Nigeria and Niger republic. Hauawa or Hausa ...

The Global Coordinator of the World Hausa Day celebration, Abdulbaqi Jari, has called on the Economic Community of West African States to adopt Hausa as a language for commerce and social interaction ...

Rapper and singer Ayat Maqwam Salis, popularly known as Kirani AYAT has pledged to win a GRAMMY award with the use of the Hausa language in his songs. The Guda hitmaker made this vow in a tweet last ...

Advocates for inclusive education are calling on the Federal Ministry of Education and state governments to introduce Hausa language into the curriculum of Deaf and Special Schools in Northern Nigeria ...

As the world commemorates International Hausa Day, Arewa24, the largest Hausa satellite TV station with a global viewership, has exceeded 45 million viewership. Ranar Hausa Ta Duniya began in 2015, ...

Niger‘s military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, moving away from its colonial past where French played a central role. Hausa is already the most commonly ...

Bauchi State House of Assembly has adopted Hausa Language to be the language of communication for members during plenary sessions. LEADERSHIP gathered that move was part of efforts of the House to ...

This paper examines the terminology of Hausa metalanguage in verbal art, the discourse about language in verbal art, and the social function of that discourse in Hausa society. The primary sources are ...

Hausa Language entertainment and lifestyle channel in Nigeria and West Africa, AREWA24, has announced the launch of “Arewa24On Demand,” its new global subscription video-on-demand (“SVOD”) and ...

Boomplay, Africa’s premier music streaming service with a large audience of young people, has introduced local languages to its platform, starting with Hausa, with the aim at expanding its reach and ...