Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Dominic Omokaro is the president and chairman of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA). He is concerned that students have abandoned school libraries and links the increase in the number of half-baked graduates to lack of interest in reading. To address this, the theme for the library week was 'Revitalizing the School Library System: The Way Forward'. The federal government has not employed librarians to run their school libraries in the last 20 or 30 years, leading to the demise of the school system. Professional librarians are needed to help man these libraries and inculcate readership education on students. The author has met with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education to drive home the issue, and they have promised to look into it. If young people channel their minds into reading, it will reduce crime.