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| L-R: Kunle Kasumu, Host, Akada Children's Book Festival 2024; Oluwadara Oluwatoye, Co-Host, Akada Children's Book Festival 2024; Lola Shoneyin, Winner, Children’s Book of the Year Award and Olubunmi Aboderin Talabi, Convener of the Akada Children's Book Festival during the sixth edition of the Akada Children's Book Festival, held in Lagos recently. |
A 2023 report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights this pressing issue, revealing that 75 percent of Nigerian children aged 7 to 14 cannot read simple sentences. This gap in literacy not only hampers individual growth but also stifles the nation's socio-economic development. The Akada Children's Book Festival (ACBF), the first and largest Nigerian book festival dedicated exclusively to children, concluded its sixth edition in Lagos recently. This annual festival is in response to the urgent need to address Nigeria's literacy crisis.
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