{"id":9214,"date":"2026-02-16T12:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=9214"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:05:57","slug":"international-mother-language-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/international-mother-language-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9214\" class=\"elementor elementor-9214\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52a4079 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52a4079\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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