Potiskum: Yobe Emir bags FLAN Fellowship
The Emir of Potiskum, Alhaji Umaru Bubaram Ibn Wuriwa Bauya, OON, has been conferred with the Fellowship of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (FLAN). The honour was bestowed at the 37th Annual Conference of the Association (CLAN 2026) held at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Jabi, Abuja. The conference, organised by NOUN in […]
Alhaji Umaru Bubaram Ibn Wuriwa Bauya, the Emir of Potiskum, has received the prestigious Fellowship of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (FLAN) at the 37th Annual Conference of the Association held at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja. Organized by NOUN in collaboration with the British Council, the conference focused on language policy, power, and practice in multilingual Nigeria.
The Emir's commendation for his contributions to preserving indigenous languages, cultural heritage, education, and peacebuilding came from the conference's chair, Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Professor Uduma Oji Uduma. The FLAN cited the annual 11-11 Ngizim Day cultural festival in Potiskum as one of the Emir's initiatives in this regard.
The Emir expressed gratitude for the honor and pledged to continue supporting indigenous languages, accompanied by members of the Potiskum Emirate Council.
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