The Nigerian Book Publishing Industry
The quality, quantity and diversity of books produced by a society are important indicators of that society’s level of development – Valdehusa (1985). The book publishing industry has a tremendous impact on the society. Book publishing is an effective vehicle for development and positive change…
3,992 Students Get Scholarship In South West
No fewer than 3,992 indigent students from SouthWest Nigeria benefited from a scholarship scheme of Scholarship Aids Initiatives. The Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) gave the scholarship awards to the students at the year 2020 Stakeholders’ Forum and Presentation of Awards, held in Abeokuta, the…
Makinde orders reopening of Oyo schools
The directive followed a review of the situation in the Ibadan metropolis as earlier promised by Gov Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed schools in Ibadan to resume normal academic activities from Monday. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi…
COVID-19: Nigeria to reopen all schools from Oct. 12
All schools across Nigeria will reopen from Oct. 12, the government announced on Friday. At a news conference in the capital Abuja, Malam Adamu Adamu, the country’s education minister, said students of all classes will be returning to schools nationwide, local daily Nigerian Tribune reported….
How book policy implementation will address sector challenge
The Nigerian indigenous publishing industry in the last two decades has experienced a downturn due to numerous challenges of book piracy, undefined boundaries in business relationships and government interference, among others. But all these can be turned around if the government implements the proposed National…
Lagos action plan and future of book publishing in Africa
Gbadega Adedapo is the president of the Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) and member of the International Publishers Association (IPA) Executive Committee. He is also a former president of the Publishers Association of South Africa (PASA) and Chair, IPA Inclusive Publishing & Literacy Committee. He spoke…
Nigeria’s Copyright Commission calls on schools to avoid buying pirated text books
The Nigerian Publishers Association and the Nigerian Copyright Commission organised a meeting at the Education Resource Centre in Abuja, calling for schools to be more careful where they bought their textbooks. The Nigerian Copyright Commission Director General John Ohireime Asein, explaining the loss piracy caused…