Lanterna Books moves to revive reading culture:-

The management of the Lanterna Ventures Limited has urged primary school pupils to imbibe reading culture for academic and leisure purposes.

The company’s Corporate Affairs Executive, Nnaji Ugbaja, made the appeal in Lagos during the commemoration of the International Children’s Day at the Redeemers International School, Apapa.

Ugbaja and some officials of the company visited the school on the ICD.

According to Ugbaja, pupils should see reading as a source of pleasure rather than a skill for passing examinations.

He said, “This tour aims at motivating, inspiring and encouraging children to develop the habit of reading by demonstrating the deep pleasure that books provide.

“We are emphasising book reading as a source of pleasure rather than a skill for passing examinations.”

Ugbaja, whose company presented some books and educational toys to the school, added that the gesture was to help the pupils to cultivate better and functional reading habit.

He also invited them to the firm’s monthly book reading session, a programme where celebrities counsel and read to pupils.

In her remarks, the Head, Lower Primary section of the school, Olayemi Azeez, said the LVL initiative would spur reading among pupils of the school.

She said, “We have always been at the fore front of getting our pupils to read. But with this initiative that has brought variety of books into our library, we expect our pupils to take up that challenge.”

Meanwhile, the company also presented some books and educational toys to Meadows Hall School, Lekki, Lagos.

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