AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPublishing & Literacy (Nigeria): First Lady Oluremi Tinubu donated 140,000 copies of seven girl-child and health-focused books to public school libraries nationwide, with the Ministry of Education calling it a boost for literacy and values-based learning. Media Accountability (South Africa): The Special Investigating Unit says SANEF misrepresented details in its statement over the Makhudu Sefara/NLC funds probe, stressing that Unscripted Communications was “never a subject” of the investigation. Beauty Media (Africa): African Hair & Beauty Magazine says its May/June 2026 issue hit 1,021,658 online downloads, a first for an African beauty publication. Culture & Fashion (West Africa): A feature traces Ankara’s contested origins, linking the fabric’s spread to Dutch production and West African trade routes, with Accra highlighted as a key distribution point. Cybercrime & Books/Publishing (Nigeria): EFCC chair Ola Olukoyede recounts “Yahoo boys” stealing over N7.2m from a judge’s account, shared during the launch of books by a retired judge on electronic evidence. Sports & Books/Reading Culture (Africa): World Cup coverage continues to spotlight African teams’ knockout runs, with Egypt advancing after penalties and setting up a Round of 16 clash.
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