Lagos Achievers Lions Club and Eko Excellence Virtual Lions Club (both of District 404B3 Nigeria) midweek took this year’s World Literacy Day celebration to two Lagos schools: Obalende Primary School and Ikoyi Girls Primary School, also in Obalende, Lagos, respectively.
Both clubs thereafter came together, Thursday, to mark the day with a literacy competition for the pupils at Obalende Primary School.
Tagged: World Literacy Day 2025, with the theme: Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era, the guest speaker/facilitator, Lion Olapeju Paraiso, a member of Eko Lions Club, enlightened the pupils on the importance of the computer, the cell phone and its relevance to modern day education.
She also drilled them in spelling and reading competitions, with winners going home with school bags and exercise books.
Additionally, all participating students went home with free exercise books.
Speaking at the end of the event, president of Lagos Achievers Lions Club, Lion Hassan Olawale, stated that Literacy is one of the core areas of Lions Club International, and that they took the programme to the school to impact and encourage the pupils in their quest for education.
First Vice President of Eko Excellence Virtual Lions Club, Lion Lucky Nwandei, said the programme was to mark the day and ensure that the pupils were not left out of the global celebration.
The facilitator, Lion Paraiso said following the programme, the pupils would begin to ask questions and dreaming dreams to make the world a better place.
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