Nigerians have been lamenting over the poor standard of education in the country which has taken us to a very low level compared with our contemporaries, a situation where majority of schools produce half-baked graduates who are not competitive on the international market so much so that international organisations are no longer willing to employ Nigerian graduates. Julius Berger holds literacy campaign
In view of this ugly trend, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, as part if its corporate social responsibility (CSR) for year 2012 literacy campaign, has come up with a one-day writing workshop in Abuja, polytechnic Lagos and Uyo, an initiation of Julius Berger Book Club.
The second phase of the activities involves the establishment of JB book clubs, aimed at giving students tools to improve their reading and writing skills. This giant stride took the JB Club to Araromi Senior Secondary School, Sari-Iganmu, Lagos last Thursday, where the club presented its programmes towards improving the reading culture the youths and writing workshop which has the writer of an award-winning book, The Great Fall’, Mrs Chinyere Obi-Obasi, as the facilitator.
She said a good story must possess good writing skill, good command of the English Language, precision, choice of language, good spelling among others.
She admonished the students to read regularly and be focused adding; ‘’God has given Nigeria all it takes to be on top of the world and how will this happen? By studying hard and making good use of your knowledge,’’ she said.
Speaking with Vanguard shortly after the event, Principal of the School, Mrs Santos-Anjorin Adetola praised the gesture of Julius Berger saying the programme will impact greatly on the writing ability of the students. ‘’Today marks the beginning of a new era in this school and we hope to keep the flag flying. As events unfold, our writing skills will improve tremendously and we shall sing a new song.” Julius Berger holds literacy campaign
Two SS 2 students – Ajade Mariam and Okonkwo Vivian – said the occasion has helped them to improve their reading skill.