BATKORRECT, a Lagos-based socio-political group, has distributed copies of ‘Behind The Streets: Inside the World of Personalities Popular Lagos Streets Are Named After’ to secondary school students across Lagos State as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.
The distribution followed a series of book-reading sessions held in three educational districts of the state, where the author, Special Adviser on Research, Media and Documentation to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeshina Oyetayo, introduced students to the lives and contributions of personalities whose names have become associated with prominent Lagos streets.
The initiative, according to the group, was aimed at helping students connect with the history behind familiar street names and better understand the contributions of individuals who played roles in Lagos and Nigeria’s development.
Speaking at a reading session at Mainland High School, Yaba, the Coordinator of BATKORRECT, Victor Ganzallo, said the group partnered with
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