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In collaboration with the British Council in Lagos, Akada Children Book Festival is the first ever children’s book festival in Nigeria, aimed at encouraging children to read more books.

Project MINE, short for ‘Made in Nigeria for Export’ will involve production hubs or industrial parks in Lagos, Abia and Katsina.

At an event in Freetown honoring world renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Agriculture, Joseph Ndanema, declares the western chimpanzee a “national animal,” along with announcing several measures aimed at boosting conservation efforts.