Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has stated that the National Library of Nigeria situated in Abuja upon completion, will become the country’s national pride as a modern, digitized facility, equipped to cater to the knowledge-building needs of all and a repository of history of the nation.
The First Lady, who expressed the optimism Saturday after a facility tour of the Quatar National Library in Doha, n noted that for the nation to achieve this objective, Nigeria is looking to draw inspiration and worthy template from Qatar National Library in Doha.
Senator Oluremi Tinubu noted that Nigeria is blessed with a robust and rich cultural heritage which must be properly documented for posterity.
Mrs Tinubu, while emphasising that the youth must have a referral point to know more about the nation stressed that the motto of the Quatar National Library, Free Access to Knowledge is worthy of note.
And with its two million books and 500,000 e- books, Qatar National Library, situated in Education City, Doha, is one of the prides of Quatar and a monument.
The visit to the Quatar National Library is the first engagement by Senator Tinubu upon arrival in Doha.
Her visit to the library is a prelude to her engagement with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, where she hopes to secure needed partnership that will address the challenges of out of school children and Almajiri Education in Nigeria.
Deji Elumoye
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