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The study investigated language as a determinant of effective learning among Nigerian children, with assessment of the Akwa Ibom State. The population of this study comprised all primary schools pupils in Akwa Ibom State. The study adopted survey research design, while simple randomly sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents. The instrument for data collection which was tagged “Language and Effective Learning Questionnaire” (LELQ)” was administered to the respondents used for the study. The instrument was vetted by an expert in test and measurement before the reliability test was conducted with 30 students. The test produced the reliability coefficient of 0.91 and this proved the instrument to be reliable for the study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. It was observed that the highest barriers caused by language in Nigerian’ children was difficulty in comprehension. It was also observed that there is significant influence of language on effective learning and academic success of the Nigerian children. One of the recommendations was Government and school authorities should ensure that general language is used by the teachers while teaching and as well bring in mother tongues once in a while during ordinary discussion.