Every year, Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark Children’s Day, a special occasion dedicated to honouring the joys and rights of childhood. It’s a day to spotlight the importance of nurturing, ...

Founder and convener of the Akada Children’s Book Festival, Mrs. Olubunmi Aboderin Talabi, has reaffirmed her commitment to nurturing a generation of young Africans who read widely, write creatively, ...

As part of measures to instil reading among Nigerian children across the country, the Akada Children’s Book Festival (ACBF) has concluded plans to hold the fifth edition of the book festival. The ...

More than 1,700 children, parents, educators, authors, illustrators and literary enthusiasts converged on Rugby School Nigeria, Eko Atlantic, Lagos, for the eighth edition of the Akada Children’s Book ...

According to the World Culture Score Index, Nigeria has one of the lowest reading cultures in the world, with figures from the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education ...

In January 2023, Cristian Munduate, the Representative of UNICEF in Nigeria, made a strong statement by asserting that 75 per cent of children in Nigeria, aged 7 to 14 years, cannot read a simple ...

The convener of the Akada Children’s Book Festival (ACBF) in Lagos, Mrs Olubunmi Aboderin Talabi, has stated that the festival has helped revive the moribund reading culture among children in Nigeria, ...

“We are delighted by the incredible energy and enthusiasm that filled this seventh edition of the Akada Children’s Book Festival,” she said. “The theme ‘Book an Adventure’ reminds us that every story ...

The Akada Children’s Book Festival is set to celebrate African authors and illustrators while promoting Nigerian cultures through the medium of children’s literature. The festival, known as ‘Akada,’ ...