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BAN, CSS plan big for Nigerian International Book Fair

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May 10, 2022
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BAN, CSS plan big for Nigerian International Book Fair

 

By Ada Anioji

 

 

The Booksellers Association of Nigeria, BAN and CSS Bookshops Limited have revealed details of their big plans for this year’s edition of the annual Nigerian International Book Fair, NIBF, The Difference reports.

 

The fair which has the broad theme Copyright and Sustainable Growth in the Book Ecosystem: Setting a New Agenda, and runs from Thursday through Saturday, May 12-14, would take place at the Harbour Point Events Centre, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.

 

A statement from the Executive Committee of the nation’s umbrella body of booksellers has disclosed that the BAN session at the fair, which has the theme, Repositioning Bookselling in Nigeria: A Call to greater action’ would hold on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

 

Mr Steve Olayinka, CEO, Fuller Yield Ventures is the Keynote Speaker, alongside a multi-continent panel of discussants that comprises Mrs Susan Eklow, CEO, Oakland Books and Library Consultancy, Sweden; Ms. Lily Nyariki of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa and Mr Richard Mammah of The Difference Newspaper.

 

The session which has BAN President, Mr Dare Oluwatuyi as Chief Host, would be chaired by Mr Dayo Alabi, pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Book Fair Trust while Dr Kolade Mosuro, Chairman, The Booksellers Limited; Dr Cyril Anioke, CEO, Pens and Voices and President, Nigerian Publishers Association; Pastor Remi Morgan, CEO, Laterna Ventures Limited and Mr Lanre Adesuyi, CEO, Havilah Group of Companies are Special Guests of Honour.

 

On its part, Nigeria’s oldest surviving bookseller, CSS Bookshops Limited has also announced that it is coming to the fair with a bumper package. In a chat with its Deputy Managing Director,  Mr Adegbola Adesina, he affirmed that the organisation’s participation was in continuation of a trend that had begun since the commencement of the fair series.

 

‘We are fully ready for the fair. CSS Bookshops Limited has continued to be very active in the story of the fair and this year would not be any different. We are ready and poised to participate and support all of the processes, more so when our own MD is currently serving not only as President of one of the constituent bodies of the umbrella Nigerian Book Fair Trust, the Booksellers Association of Nigeria, but also as Chairman of the Fair Management and Awards Committee, FMAC.’

 

Asked to shed more light on the specific offerings that industry players and members of the public can expect from CSS at this year’s edition, Adesina said:

 

‘I can point you to our Young Readers series. It is one that we have found to be quite popular over the years. Many people warm up to it readily on account of the fact that it has a lot going for it. It is affordable; it is accessible and it is also cross-cutting in that being general readers trade texts, it is not restricted to specific times and seasons like is the case with say, curriculum books. Also, as representatives of global publishers like McGraw Hill, Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, we will be showcasing new offerings from our partners. So there is indeed a lot on offer.

 

Even beyond these, Adesina sees the CSS involvement as most epochal. ‘You know, we are a heritage organisation. We have been here since 1869 and have over the years come to be established as a one-stop shop in the book’s ecosystem as we run bookselling, publishing and printing operations. We are therefore concerned with our brand; with how the public and our stakeholders see us and respond to our brand, so fairs like this are a great opportunity for us to listen. So we encourage visitors to our stand to come with all the questions that they have for us.’

 

 

Mr. Adegbola Adesina, DMD, CSS Bookshops Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TagsAdegbola AdesinabanCSSCyril AniokeDare OluwatuyiKolade MosuroNigerian International BookfairRemi Morgan
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