Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government through the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has proposed that July 13, the birthday of the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, be recognized as Nigeria’s National Reading Day. The commission appointed Soyinka, the first African Nobel Laureate in Literature, as the Copyright Change Champion. Editor’s Picks EFCC Files Fresh … Read more
The Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima has revealed that the incoming president of Nigeria, Tinubu, will treat all genders fairly during his administration. This was disclosed at a book reading event in Abuja where Shettima spoke about Tinubu’s record on gender equality, including appointing the first female deputy governor and chief judge. He also criticized Nigerians’ … Read more
By Ademola Orunbon The Chairman, Conference of Chairmen and Director of Public Libraries in Nigeria, Mr. Giwa Franklin who is also the Director, Ogun State Library Board has decried the growing poor reading culture among the youth in Nigeria as worrisome, imploring the government at all levels to wake up and rescue the situation by … Read more