Delta State Tertiary Institutions Get Books Donation From American NGO

Two tertiary institutions and an organisation have benefited from the donation of books by a voluntary organisation in the United States of America.

A total of 22,000 volume of books worth $27 million in a container is being presented to the schools to help encourage and improve reading culture and also helping students and employees in every field to keep abreast of what is happening in their fields.

The event which was held at the Edwin Clark University in Kiagnodo, Delta State, began with the official unveiling of the books donated by “Books from Africa”.

The Delta State University Abraka, The Edwin Clark University Kiagbodo and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Warri branch, were beneficiaries of the donation.

Highlighting the importance of reading and how it helps to shape the economy of any nation, Vice Chancellors of the various schools expressed gratitude towards the donation

The organisation donated current books from publishers, authors, individuals and organisations mainly for Africa.

“Today Edwin Clark University and two other organisations are beneficiaries of this donation and we are grateful. We hope that this donation will help improve the reading habit of our students, enhancing excellence in their academics,” Professor Timothy Olagbemiro, the VC of Edwin Clark University said.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with a population of over 160 million.

With this number, a large scale of its population are illiterate judging by the reports of the National Literacy Survey (2010) conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics in Nigeria which shows that 17n states out of 36 are at risk of not achieving “Education for All” goal with youth and adult literacy rates between 14.5 to 49.3%.

In order to help boost literacy, perhaps gestures such as this should be encouraged at all times.