Emmanuel lkpeama
The TOS Educational Initiative has launched a campaign to distribute pocket English dictionaries to children across Nigeria, aiming to combat educational ignorance and promote academic excellence.
The “One Dictionary Per Child” initiative was officially launched on Thursday 20, November 2025,at the Dr. Finnih Event Centre in Opebi, Lagos.
The guest speaker Mr. Abayomi Oyelami emphasize the importance of parental involvement in children’s education.
He described the dictionary as a vital investment that equips children to excel in their studies and prepares them to become tomorrow’s leaders.
Earlier the campaign’s convener, Miss Ololade Savador, pledged to distribute 2,000 copies of dictionaries across each of the 20 Local Government Areas in Lagos State.
She called on community leaders, including Local Government Chairmen, and mothers Forum, parents forum, all artisans markets women and Iyaloja, to support the initiative, stressing that education is a collective responsibility.
In his goodwill message, Chief Tunde Fanimokun, represented by Mr. Francis Sonubi, praised the campaign as motivational, noting its relevance even in today’s digital age.
He reminded attendees that “readers are leaders” and encouraged everyone to embrace the habit of owning a dictionary.
Lending their support to the initiative,community and political leaders, including Comrade Alaba Isreal, Mr. Olayemi Mauriho, and Dr. Jumoke Owoola,stressed the importance of education and cultural heritage.
They urged parents to contribute by procuring dictionaries for their children.
For Dr. Jumoke Owoola,she highlighted the importance of preserving cultural heritage alongside education, reinforcing the motto that it truly takes a village to raise a child.
Miss Alli-Balogun, encouraged parents to make this one of their priorities to empower their children with dictionaries, to help them learn better.
Speaking with newsmen, the Convener,Miss Salvador stated that the essence of the event was to continue the yesteryear tradition of reading and writing and promote literacy among children in school and out of school.
Salvador said,”Our target are children from the primary and secondary education.We promise to take it to 20 original local government area and which will in turn go gone to the 37 LCDA.”
The philanthropist per excellence called on all the local Government Area for their collaboration and support.
According to her,the campaign will resume from next year once the school resumes.
“We are starting from one local government from 2026 to 2027. It’s a campaign and not just a one off event.”
“Everyone is considered and welcome to join for the future of our education.”
“Android can be stolen from our our pupils but dictionary will not,we tried it.”she submitted
Investigator news reports that the campaign urges parents, leaders, and communities to unite in empowering children with the tools they need to succeed academically and culturally.
