Literacy Must Now Include Digital Skills, Says Remi Tinubu

Nigeria’s archetypal lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, has called for a redefinition of literacy successful the 21st Century to see integer skills, stressing that a literate colonisation indispensable beryllium equipped to thrive successful the integer age.

In a connection to people the 2025 International Literacy Day connected September 8, themed “Promoting Literacy successful the Digital Era,” the First Lady said empowering young people, women, and the underprivileged with integer cognition is captious to gathering an inclusive society.

“As a lifelong educationist, I judge a literate colonisation is the instauration of boundless opportunities, and successful today’s satellite it indispensable see integer skills,” Mrs. Tinubu stated.

She noted that closing the spread of integer exclusion requires a corporate effort, informing that nonaccomplishment to bash truthful would bounds opportunities for millions of Nigerians successful education, employment, and enterprise.

“When we arsenic a radical enactment together, we tin adjacent the spread of integer exclusion and unfastened doors to a brighter, inclusive aboriginal for each Nigerians,” the First Lady said.

Mrs. Tinubu underscored the request to harness International Literacy Day arsenic a infinitesimal for reflection and action, urging stakeholders crossed government, civilian society, and the backstage assemblage to intensify initiatives that span the integer divide.

She congratulated Nigerians connected the commemoration and reaffirmed her committedness to championing acquisition causes that empower the nation’s youth, women, and susceptible groups.

“Happy International Literacy Day 2025,” she concluded.