Let's speak plain Pidgin

By ROBERT LESLIE

A language that’s mainly standard English with borrowed words from local dialects and languages is set to become Nigeria’s new lingua franca.

THE chatter is fast-paced and the laughter infectious in the studios of Nigeria’s Lagos radio station Wazobia FM.

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