June 10, 2026
L-R: NPA Vice President, Mr. Babaseinde Ogunniyi; NPA President, Lukman Dauda, Deputy President (West), Olakunle Sogbein and Council member, Mr. Henry Idogun
By Adesina Wahab
The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has faulted the Federal Ministry of Education over a proposed policy to introduce ranking of educational textbooks, warning that it could destabilise the publishing industry and create a “winner-takes-all” system.
The association also rejected an increase in textbook assessment fees from N300 per page to N2,000 per page, describing the increment as excessive and capable of making books unaffordable for pupils and students.
