NGO DONATES DICTIONARIES TO STUDENTS OF AGIDINGBI SENIOR SECOUNDARY SCHOOL IKEJA

In a bid to help ensure that Ni­gerian students master the English Language, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Inspiring the Future Initiative, has given out over 70 copies of Oxford dictionary to students of Agidingbi Senior Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos.

The project tagged “English Dictionary Project”, according to the founder and Coordina­tor of the NGO, Kofoworola Bada, was aimed at helping students in public secondary schools have access to their personal dictionaries in order to help improve their proficien­cy in English Language.

“Many students who attend public schools have parents and guardians that either cannot afford the money to buy dic­tionaries or do not know their importance,” Bada said.

She added that the diction­aries would help the students improve their communication skills and to have better under­standing of English Language in general, urging the students to make maximum use of the dictionaries.

Bada revealed that since the inception of the NGO, they had given out over 500 copies of the dictionary.

While presenting the dic­tionaries to the students, A Nollywood actress who graced the event, Mrs Yemi Oluyeju, encouraged the students to be hardworking and studious, so as to have a bright future.

In her response, the Vice Principal of the school, Mrs Abass, expressed gratitude and happiness on the kind gesture of the NGO.

She noted that nobody is above knowledge, adding: “All of us need dictionaries. We don’t know it all. There are words, pronunciation, spelling and syllables you don’t know about. The dictionary will help you in improving your English Language efficiency.”