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NBRP Readers Parley at NIBF 2023

As part of it's outing at the Nigerian International Book Fair 2023, the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria, NBRP organised a Readers' Parley to brainstorm on the subject of Fresh Ideas in Reading Promotions. The session was moderated by Mr. Toyin Akinosho, Secretary General, Committee for Relevant Art, CORA, and...

NBRP participates at 22nd Nigerian International Book Fair

NBRP participates at 22nd Nigerian International Book Fair As part of it's commitment to continue to work with stakeholders in the Nigerian books ecosystem to enhance the.culture of readimg, NBRP once again participated in the Nigerian International Book Fair. The event took place this year from May 10-13 at Yard 158, Ikeja, Lagos and here are...

Download the Lagos Book Charter 2023

This charter is the outcome of decades of work in the reading promotions field in Lagos and Nigeria, several months of deep reflection, and two specific stakeholder engagements. It is designed to get the entire Lagos society to queue behind the cause of The Book – its promotion, patronage and use – reading for its...

NBRP partners drive reading promotions message with Lagos Book Walk

Book enthusiasts in Lagos gathered in their numbers at Ikeja bus stop early on Thursday, April 27, for a walk that formally launched the Nigerian commercial hub as the Nigerian National Book Clubs City, 2023. The walk, which commenced at 8.50 AM was organised by the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria...

Dare Oluwatuyi elected Nigerian Book Fair Trust Chairman

Honorary Trustee of the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria, Managing Director of CSS Bookshops Limited and President of the Booksellers Association of Nigeria, BAN, Mr Dare Oluwatuyi has been elected Chairman of the Nigerian Book Fair Trust, NBFT. This was at the close of the two-day Annual General meeting of the...

I READ, THEREFORE I AM

By Austin Inyang 'In the beginning was the word ...' - JOHN 1:1(a) Words matter. Stories matter. But of course, we all know that already - judging by the way we employ words and stories, especially when we want to hurt, to dispossess and even to kill. We pretend otherwise at the best of times, but in moments...

NBRP: Three years of driving hard to get our people reading

Executive members of the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria, NBRP rose from their final regular session for 2022 on Thursday, December 8, satisfied that though they were yet to tick all the boxes, it has indeed been three years of driving hard to get our people reading. The facts: 1. NBRP...

Kolango, Oluwatuyi, others for LABAF Literacy Day, November 17

Founder of the Rainbow Book Club and Hostess of the Port Harcourt World Book City, Koko Kalango and the President of the Booksellers Association of Nigeria, BAN, Mr Dare Oluwatuyi are among speakers billed to headline the Literacy Day at the 2022 Lagos Book and Arts Festival, LABAF. The event which takes place on Thursday...

National Library, NBRP sign MoU on Book Clubs in Public Libraries

Prof Chinwe Veronica Anunobi, National Librarian and CEO, National Library of Nigeria, and Mr Richard Mammah, President, Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria, NBRP

As part of their determination to jointly enhance the culture of reading in Nigeria through collaborating on the establishment and functioning of book clubs in public libraries in Nigeria, the National Library of Nigeria and the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria, NBRP have on Monday signed a Memorandum of...

HIGHLIGHTS OF UYO BOOK CONFERENCE 2022

By Uboho Bassey The 2nd National Book Clubs Conference held in Uyo from September 15-18th, 2022 has come and gone. But, this was no kindergarten afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of days. This is for keeps, an exciting memory engraved in our hearts, an event worthy...