{"id":30453,"date":"2019-03-11T09:37:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T08:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=30453"},"modified":"2019-03-11T09:37:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T08:37:01","slug":"give-book-gifts-for-milestones-celebrations-glo-urges-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/give-book-gifts-for-milestones-celebrations-glo-urges-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Book Gifts For Milestones\u2019 Celebrations \u2013 Glo Urges Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv9343663238ydp6c6e5caeyiv2102510509MsoNormal\">Parents and guardians have been enjoined to give books as gifts during celebrations in order to re-awaken the reading culture in the country and allow leaders of tomorrow to learn from history by avoiding past mistakes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9343663238ydp6c6e5caeyiv2102510509MsoNormal\">\u00a0Head, Broker Channel, Enterprise Group, Globacom, Mr. Muyiwa Ajomale who stated this in a speech delivered at the 2019 World Book Day organized by Greensprings School, Awoyaya, Lagos on Thursday also expressed Globacom\u2019s readiness to always provide innovative telecommunications solutions to make subscribers breathe easy with data, available in various packages according to customers\u2019 wallets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9343663238ydp6c6e5caeyiv2102510509MsoNormal\">Also speaking, Founder, Okada Books, Mr. Okechukwu Ofili who spoke on the topic \u201c10 things about the magic of books\u201d urged the students to create time to read books for examination and leisure purposes adding that books are filled with peoples\u2019 experiences and information needed to make life better for all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9343663238ydp6c6e5caeyiv2102510509MsoNormal\">Gaily dressed students of Greensprings School and some parents attended the event where they participated in debate, quiz competition, miming, dance ensembles and reading sessions on the theme of the 2019 World Book Day \u201cremain open to continuous knowledge through reading\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9343663238ydp6c6e5caeyiv2102510509MsoNormal\">Receiving Glo branded gifts to commemorate the day, Greensprings\u2019 Head of School and Director of Education, Mrs Helen Brocklesby,\u00a0commended Globacom for supporting the school to mark the 2019 World Book Day celebration in the school campuses located at Anthony, Ikoyi, Lekki and Awoyaya in Ibeju Lekki Local Government\u00a0Area\u00a0of Lagos State.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" 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and Copyright Day is a yearly event celebrated on the first Thursday in March and it is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing and copyright issues in the world.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Photo Caption: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Globacom\u2019s Head, Broker Channel, Enterprise Group, Mr. Muyiwa Ajomale, Principal, Greensprings, Awoyaya,Lagos, Mr. Olubunmi Solola, Founder, Okada Books, Okechukwu Ofili and Librarian, Mrs Olukan Olufunmilayo flanked by students of Greensprings School, Awoyaya, Lagos whilst celebrating the 2019 World Book Day recently<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents and guardians have been enjoined to give books as gifts during celebrations in order to re-awaken the reading culture in the country and allow leaders of 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