Port Harcourt é nomeada Capital Mundial do Livro 2014 pela UNESCO
"The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has nominated Port Harcourt for its World Book Centre in 2014. According the Port Harcourt WBC Project Director and Founder, Rainbow Book Club, Mrs. Koko Kolango, the purpose is to leverage on chances for improvement in literacy rates, reading habits of youth in Nigeria and Africa. By this nomination, Port Harcourt would host the UNESCO World Book Capital (WBC) from April 23rd 2014 to April 22nd 2015. Kolango said “Port Harcourt was nominated after the Selection Committee (by Public Bid) made up of UNESCO representatives as well as the International Publishers Association(IPA-UIE), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and IBF acknowledged the best programme dedicated to books and reading Rivers State.”
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