Community Secondary School (CSS), Okuru-Ama, has emerged as the winner of the 2025 Book Reading competition organised by TotalEnergies Nigeria during its Open Day event in Port Harcourt. The contest, which featured over 10 senior secondary schools, including Enitona High School, Model Secondary School GRA, Redeemers College, and GCSS Borikiri, was designed to promote literacy
The Founder of Ilawo Akpidi Foundation (IAF), Hajiya Mariam Akpidi Yakubu, has donated educational materials to schools and urged greater support for the sector from the government and stakeholders. Yakubu said quality education is critical to Nigeria’s future and stressed that individual and corporate contributions remain vital to complement the government’s efforts. “Today, I feel
The Lagos Egbeda Lions Club has donated exercise books to pupils of Ore Ofe Nursery and Primary School, Agege, and State Primary School, Dopemu, in commemoration of World Literacy Day. The President of the club, Mrs Ijeoma Udeh, said the gesture was part of its “Back-to-School” service project, aimed at supporting pupils, including those with
The Minister of State for Education, Prof Suwaiba Said Ahmad, has described the National Library as Nigeria’s apex repository of knowledge and an irreplaceable guardian of the nation’s intellectual heritage. Ahmad remarked in a post on her official X account after joining First Lady Oluremi Tinubu at a press briefing on the library project. She
The Akada Children’s Book Festival (ACBF) will return for its seventh edition on October 25 at UPBEAT Recreation Centre in Lekki, Lagos, with organisers urging renewed focus on children’s literacy. Convener Olubunmi Aboderin-Talabi stated that the 2025 theme, “Book An Adventure,” was designed to inspire young readers to view books as doorways to knowledge, culture,
As Nigeria marked World Literacy Day 2025, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) urged Nigerians to see reading and writing as key tools for building a stronger, more united country. Speaking at the event, NOA’s Director General, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, said literacy is not just about going to school. It is instrumental to fighting poverty, encourages
Students from six public junior secondary schools in Abuja gathered at the National Library for a literacy competition focused on spelling, writing, and story reviews. The event, organised by the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Promoters (NBRP), aimed to boost reading culture among students—many of whom come from schools without libraries. NBRP Abuja Coordinator,
The National Library of Nigeria, Bauchi State Branch, has reiterated its unwavering commitment to the education, rights, and general welfare of children, marking Children’s Day 2025 with a vibrant celebration at its Bauchi complex. Speaking at the event, Mrs Regina Olohiliye Ngorngor, Assistant Director and Head of the Bauchi Branch of the National Library, stated
