Yet, despite its richness and great potential for growth as a language of vast educational, communication and commercial value, Tiv faces challenges that are limiting its growth and optimal performance. This opinion paper examines the role of education, technology, and cultural preservation efforts in ensuring that Tiv continues to thrive as both a spoken and written language for future generations. It highlights the strategic initiatives of the National Institute for Nigerian

Languages (NINLAN), Aba, in favour of Tiv language and underscores the political imperative of supporting and expanding these and other efforts to make the Tiv language a great enabler

of social, educational, technological, cultural and economic advancement for the speakers of the language and Nigeria.