AGP Executive Report
Last update: 43 minutes agoNew Books: Nigerian author Frank Igwealor has published The Fallacy of Reciprocity of Generosity, exploring why people helped by others may later become distant or disloyal. Textbook Access: Benue State has sealed two schools accused of forcing parents to buy books directly from them and penalising pupils whose families could not afford them; state policy allows textbook reuse and purchases from outside bookstores. Literary Festivals: At Abuja’s inaugural Festival of Literature and Ideas, Lola Shoneyin called for sustained investment in a world-class event to support Nigerian writers and cultural exchange. African Writers: Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza won the 2026 Caine Prize, while a Durban teenager has turned a love of writing into a published novel. Reading Culture: South Africa’s new children’s bookstore in a converted Cape Town post office and calls in Nigeria for pupils to use physical libraries point to efforts to build reading communities.
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