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How To Revive Dying Reading Culture In Nigeria—Permanent Secretary

<h4>How To Revive Dying Reading Culture In Nigeria<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that in a bid to impart and nurture youngsters&comma; to enable learners to develop a capacity for oral communication&comma; the Permanent Secretary in the Ogun State Ministry of Education&comma; Science and Technology &lpar;MOEST&rpar;&comma; Mrs&period; Abosede Ogunleye&comma; has revealed that drama and quiz should be adopted as an avenue to revive the dying desire for reading among the students in the State&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Ogunleye made this known in her keynote address during the 37th edition of the State French Competition and 5th French Spelling Bee organised by the Nigerian Association of French Teachers &lpar;NAFT&rpar;&comma; held at Lisabi Grammar School&comma; Idi -Aba Abeokuta&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Represented by the Director&comma; Quality Assurance and Teachers Development&comma; Mr&period; Ezekiel Adewunmi&comma; Mrs&period; Ogunleye said it is imperative to instill in the learners the ability to speak French Language for desired competence&comma; so as to prepare them as future leaders&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;The place of vocabulary in French Language cannot be underrated and to develop accurate and correct spelling skills in learners&period; It is therefore envisaged that this act of Spelling Bee&comma; drama and quiz competition will revive the dying desire for reading among the students&&num;8221&semi;&comma; Ogunleye said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Earlier in his opening address&comma; the Director of Education Support and Services&comma; Mr&period; Obadiah Akindele&comma; said the knowledge of French Language has opened doors of opportunities in all spheres of life in Nigeria&comma; France and other French-speaking countries&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Akindele enjoined French teachers in the State to strive and be proficient in their field of studies for better performance&comma; to enable learners to develop interest in the language&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;">In his address&comma; the President&comma; NAFT Ogun State Chapter&comma; Mr&period; Toyin Raheem lauded the Ministry for its unprecedented support towards the progress and development of teaching and learning of French Language and all that was associated with it&comma; pointing out that Ogun State schools had in the past maintained the lead in French Language Drama&comma; Chanson and Quiz respectively&period;<&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;In their responses&comma; two of the students who participated in the competition&comma; Oyinade Osanyintola from Adeola Odutola College&comma; Private&comma; Ijebu -Ode&comma; and Gbaranwi Tondale of the Ambassadors College&comma; Ota&comma; commended the organiser and the Ministry for the initiative&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Other dignitaries at the event were the Chairman&comma; Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools &lpar;ASUSS&rpar;&comma; Mr&period; Felix Agbesonwa&comma; a former National President of NAFT&comma; Mr&period; Kola Ojelade&comma; and a former French coordinator and Director MOEST&comma; Mr&period; Taiwo Salako&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;21330" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-21330" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-21330" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;07&sol;IMG-20230706-WA0082-300x114&period;jpg" alt&equals;"How To Revive Dying Reading Culture In Nigeria" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"114" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-21330" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Participants at the 37th edition of the State French Competition and 5th French Spelling Bee organised by the Nigerian Association of French Teachers &lpar;NAFT&rpar;&comma; held at Lisabi Grammar School&comma; Idi -Aba Abeokuta&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;

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