Read with Me on International Literacy Day 3: Falayi rallies stakeholders for digital reading

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The 2025 edition of the Read with me on the International Literacy Day 2025 session has come and gone, but the awareness it bequeathed to the educational sector on the significance of digital reading remains alive. Foluke Sijuwola Falayi, an author of over 20 books,  had again rallied stakeholders as she celebrated the third Annual Read with Me in Lagos. Among such were students, writers, readers  and administrators. The event was held at the Lagos Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Exhibition Centre, Alausa Ikeja.
In her welcome address, Falayi enjoined everyone “to promote literacy we can access e-book, collaborate projects cloud based tools for creativity.” She encouraged her guests to embrace digital opportunities and devices in their studies and other reading activities. Using digital tools to promote their crafts, the convener said,  would give them global patronage.
” A lot of people can neither read nor write. The percentage of people that can neither read nor write are many. So we need a literate society. The Gen z, the digital natives, the world is evolving. So we just have to move with it. And literacy, digital literacy is in thing now. And the children are really into digital literacy. They can do almost everything online,”Falayi said.
The event was enlivened by readings and other performances, with Falayi reading from one of her books titled Flub. This she did  in soft copy format on a tablet device, to comply with the UNESCO’s theme for 2025. The students from invited schools also made educative presentations on the 2025  theme: Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era.
Another highlight of the event was where everyone was asked to Drop Everything And Read (DEAR), for three minutes, an exercise that saw everyone reading from their devices simultaneously.
Meanwhile, the  Federal Government  reaffirmed its commitment to promoting literacy and fully integrating digital learning into the core of the education system at the event. According to ekofm897.com, the Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Binta Abdulkadir, stated this during the “Read With Me” programme.

Abdulkadir, represented by the Principal of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, Oyindamola Obabori, stated that the ministry was working to embed Information and Communication Technology across all subjects to ensure that students become not just consumers of knowledge, but also innovators and creators of practical solutions.

She added that the ministry would also focus on strengthening the capacity of teachers to effectively deliver lessons using digital tools and methodologies, ensuring that no learner is left behind in the technological transition.

 

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